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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2017) is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2016), with a score of 75.8 against 72.8. Even being the best in our current comparison, we must note that it is also a just a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier device. The Galaxy A8 (2016) has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). Both of them have 8 processing cores and the same RAM amount.
The Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017). Both have a better amount of pixels per inch in the screen, a screen of the same size and an equal 1080 x 1920 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016). They have the same aperture, the same video frame rate, the same resolution camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) features as much memory capacity to install applications and games as the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), both have a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB and exactly the same internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with just a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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