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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2015-01-11 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 10.89 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III is much better than Samsung Galaxy A7, having a global score of 90.5 against 75.4. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia 5 III has an older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A7 has Android 4.4.4. Sony Xperia 5 III is a incredibly newer phone than Samsung Galaxy A7, although it is heavier and way thicker.
The Sony Xperia 5 III features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU and a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Sony Xperia 5 III also counts with 6 GB more RAM. The Galaxy A7 features just a bit better looking screen than Xperia 5 III, although it has a little worse pixels density, a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a quite smaller screen.
Sony Xperia 5 III has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A7, because it has 240 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 5 III features a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A7, because it has a 73% bigger battery size.
Xperia 5 III takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A7, because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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