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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2015-01-11 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 S7 Active is slightly better than the Galaxy A7, with a 75.8 score against 75.4. The Galaxy S7 Active construction is newer than Galaxy A7's, although it is way thicker and way heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel count per inch of display and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
Galaxy A7 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit, an additional graphics processor and a greater number of cores (but slower). Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A7, because it has 32 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 200 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A7, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 2600mAh. The Galaxy S7 Active captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7, because although it has a worse resolution camera, it also counts with a lot higher video definition.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy S7 Active is also by far the cheapest one.
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