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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| 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 Sony Xperia XZ3, having an 84.2 score against 79.6. Although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and Sony Xperia XZ3 were only released with a few months difference, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is much thinner and somewhat lighter. Xperia XZ3 features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Xperia XZ3 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Xperia XZ3 also has a higher 1440 x 2880 resolution and more pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much better storage for apps and games than Sony Xperia XZ3, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has 128 GB internal storage.
Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a back-facing camera with way less megapixels resolution and a tinier camera aperture which is not good for taking photographs or videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger sensor taking higher quality photos.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) and the Xperia XZ3 both count with very similar battery performance, although the Xperia XZ3 also has a 3330mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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