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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2018-10-20 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.68 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 little bit better than Xperia XZs's 77.2 score. Although Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a little bit heavier than the Xperia XZs, it's a little thinner and newer. Sony Xperia XZs counts with a screen that is just as good as the display in Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although the Sony Xperia XZs has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little faster processor than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has more cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Xperia XZs, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little better battery life than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery size. The Sony Xperia XZs counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture and a much less mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution and a larger sensor providing a better image quality.
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