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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-01-11 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 360.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A7, getting a global score of 87 against 75.4. Both devices in our current comparison have Android OS, but the Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A7 has Android 4.4.4. Although Galaxy A42 is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A7, it's much heavier and thicker.
Samsung Galaxy A7 features an incredibly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better pixel number per display inch and a higher 1920 x 1080 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A7 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A7 also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processor. The Galaxy A42 has a much better camera than Galaxy A7, because it has a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much better battery performance than Galaxy A7, because it has a 92% bigger battery size.
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