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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2018-10-20 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ Premium's 79.8 overall score. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a newer cellphone, and it's also just a little thinner and lighter than Sony Xperia XZ Premium. Xperia XZ Premium features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Xperia XZ Premium has a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 2160 x 3840px and a way better screen density. Xperia XZ Premium counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a back camera with a much lower 19 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger back camera sensor providing a better image quality and a much better video definition.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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