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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2015-01-11 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| 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 5.1, 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
Galaxy S8 Active has a general score of 81.9, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7's global score of 75.4. The Galaxy S8 Active is a notably newer device than Samsung Galaxy A7, although it's incredibly heavier and incredibly thicker. Galaxy A7 features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, although it has a little bit smaller display, way less pixels per screen inch and a lot worse 1920 x 1080 resolution.
Galaxy A7 features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy A7 also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a graphics processor. Galaxy S8 Active features a way better camera than Galaxy A7, because although it has a less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Galaxy S8 Active has a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a superior battery duration than Galaxy A7, because it has a 54 percent bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy S8 Active is also by far the cheapest one, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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