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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2015-01-11 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is slightly better than Galaxy A7's 75.4 score. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is much newer, but somewhat heavier and way thicker than the Galaxy A7. Galaxy A7 counts with just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a little inferior pixel number in each inch in the screen, a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a bit smaller screen.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with much more memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A7, because it has a SD memory slot that admits up to 256 GB and 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy A7 has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A7 also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processor.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A7, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a more mega-pixels back facing camera. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with just a little bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has a 15% larger battery capacity.
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