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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2015-01-11 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is slightly better than Galaxy A7's 75.4 global score. The Galaxy S8 is a notably newer phone than the Galaxy A7, but it is a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker. Galaxy A7 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy A7 also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy S8, although it has a lot lower quantity of pixels in each inch of screen, a little bit smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080. Galaxy S8 takes a lot better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7, because although it has a less mega pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy S8 features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A7, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 48 GB more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy S8 has just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A7, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S8 not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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