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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-01-11 | 2017-09-15 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion 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
Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A7's 75.4 global score. Galaxy Note8's construction is a lot newer than Samsung Galaxy A7's, although it's noticeably heavier and thicker. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy Note8 has 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy A7 has Android 4.4.4, providing the user a couple additional features and better performance.
Galaxy A7 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note8, although it has a bit smaller screen, a lot lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy A7 features just a bit better performance than Galaxy Note8, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A7 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a graphics co-processor.
Galaxy Note8 has a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has 48 GB more internal storage and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy Note8 has greater battery performance than Galaxy A7, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
The Galaxy Note8 counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A7, because although it has a camera in the back with a worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 costs more money than Galaxy A7, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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