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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2015-01-11 | 2019-03-03 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Nokia 9 PureView is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7, having a 76.4 score against 75.4. The Nokia 9 PureView construction is much newer, but thicker and heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A7. Galaxy A7 counts with a slightly better display than Nokia 9 PureView, although it has a way lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, a bit smaller display and a lot lesser pixels per display inch.
The Nokia 9 PureView has a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A7, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Nokia 9 PureView features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A7, because although it has a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the Nokia 9 PureView also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory.
Nokia 9 PureView counts with greater battery lifetime than Galaxy A7, because it has a 3320mAh battery capacity instead of 2600mAh. Nokia 9 PureView captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7, because although it has a back facing camera with less mega pixels, it also counts with a way better (4K) video quality.
Although Nokia 9 PureView is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy A7, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy A7. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Nokia 9 PureView, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy A7, letting go some features and specifications.
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