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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 94.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2015-01-11 | 2021-01-26 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 6.70 x 3.00 x 0.40 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | $ 2500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 22.92 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 10.45 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Sony Xperia PRO is way better than Samsung Galaxy A7, getting a general score of 94.3 against 75.4. Even though Sony Xperia PRO is extremely newer than the Samsung Galaxy A7, it's much thicker and way heavier. These phones have Android operating system, but Sony Xperia PRO has the older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A7 has Android 4.4.4.
The Xperia PRO has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A7, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have a GPU, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xperia PRO also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xperia PRO has a bit better screen than Galaxy A7, because it has a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840, a bigger screen and a lot better pixel amount per inch in the screen.
The Xperia PRO captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A7, because although it has a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Xperia PRO has a much greater storage to install applications and games than Galaxy A7, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that admits up to 1 TB.
Sony Xperia PRO features a superior battery life than Galaxy A7, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Although Xperia PRO is a better device, it costs a lot more than Samsung Galaxy A7, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy A7. So if you need that extra features, you can buy Xperia PRO, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy A7, resigning a couple features and specs.
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