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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-01-11 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 360.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is just a bit better than the Galaxy A7, getting a overall score of 80.4 against 75.4. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A7 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Xiaomi Black Shark design is incredibly newer than Galaxy A7's, but it is extremely heavier and thicker.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU and a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also counts with 6 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy A7 has a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, a little bit smaller screen and a just a little less pixels per display inch.
Xiaomi Black Shark takes a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy A7, because although it has a back camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a way higher video definition. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A7, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 2600mAh.
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