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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.88 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a little bit better than the Xperia XZ2 Compact, having an 84.2 score against 79. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a a lot thinner phone than the Xperia XZ2 Compact, but both of them have equal weights. Xperia XZ2 Compact has a sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px, it also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels per screen inch.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Xperia XZ2 Compact captures a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for capturing photographs and/or video in poorly lited environments and a way less mega pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot better video definition and a bigger back camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a little better battery lifetime than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity.
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