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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 14 |
| 2015-01-11 | -- |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | -- |
| 4.97 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Gold and White | Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Xperia 1 VI is better than the Samsung Galaxy A7, having a overall score of 83.2 against 75.4. These phones have Android OS, but the Xperia 1 VI has the older 14 version while Samsung Galaxy A7 has Android 4.4.4. The Xperia 1 VI is a much lighter and noticeably thinner cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A7.
The Galaxy A7 counts with a little more vivid display than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a lot lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, a much smaller display and a way worse pixels amount per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy A7 features a much better processing power than Sony Xperia 1 VI, because although it has 10 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy A7 also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an additional graphics processing unit.
Sony Xperia 1 VI features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has 240 GB more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Xperia 1 VI shoots way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has a much better (4K) video resolution and a camera with a much better resolution.
The Xperia 1 VI has a very superior battery life than Galaxy A7, because it has a 92 percent bigger battery size.
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