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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2015-01-11 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| 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 | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| 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 Galaxy Note9 has a score of 87.1, which is better than Samsung Galaxy A7's global score of 75.4. Galaxy Note9 is a a lot newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A7, but it's incredibly thicker and heavier. Galaxy Note9 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor and a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note9 also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A7 has a little more vivid display than Galaxy Note9, although it has a bit lower display pixel density, a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a bit smaller screen. The Galaxy Note9 has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a greater camera than Galaxy A7, because although it has a camera in the back with a worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much better video definition.
Galaxy Note9 is more expensive than Galaxy A7, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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