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Samsung Galaxy A7
SM-A700FD, SM-A700F| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 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 |
| $ 362.00 | $ 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 | 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
The Galaxy S8 Active has a general score of 81.9, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A7's general score of 75.3. Galaxy S8 Active's body is noticeably newer, but thicker and heavier than Samsung Galaxy A7. The Galaxy A7 counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A7 also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processor.
Galaxy A7 counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy S8 Active, although it has a way worse screen density, a little bit smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7, because although it has a back camera with lesser mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy A7, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 256 GB and 48 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy S8 Active has a much better battery life than Galaxy A7, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy S8 Active is also a lot cheaper.
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