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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-01-11 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Black and Blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 360.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| 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 | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A7, getting a global score of 82.4 against 75.4. Galaxy M30 is a a lot newer phone than Galaxy A7, although it is somewhat heavier and extremely thicker. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A7 has Android 4.4.4, so it counts with a couple nice extra features.
Galaxy A7 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a little better pixels number in each display inch. The Samsung Galaxy A7 has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A7 also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64-bits CPU.
Galaxy M30 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy A7. They have the same video frame rates, the same video definition and a same resolution back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy M30 features a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A7, because it has a 92% more battery capacity.
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