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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus's overall score of 78.6. The Galaxy A7 (2018) body is lighter and much thinner than the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, although both of them were released only a couple months apart. Sony Xperia XA2 Plus's processor is just as good as the Galaxy A7 (2018) one, they have the same RAM memory amount and 8 processing cores.
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus features a little sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2160 resolution and a little lower display density, they both have a same size screen. Sony Xperia XA2 Plus captures a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing pictures or video in low light situations and a back camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Sony Xperia XA2 Plus features a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 3580mAh battery capacity.
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