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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2018-10-20 | 2023-05-11 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than Sony Xperia 1 V's 82.7 general score. The Galaxy A7 (2018) is an much older phone than the Sony Xperia 1 V, but it is somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner anyway. The Xperia 1 V counts with a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840, a little bit larger screen and a way greater pixels amount per inch of display.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features just a bit bigger memory to install games and applications than Xperia 1 V, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a way better performance than Xperia 1 V, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Sony Xperia 1 V counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 52% more battery capacity. The Xperia 1 V shoots greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a way more MP back-facing camera, a much bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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