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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-01-01 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) is much better than the Galaxy A9 (2016), having an 84.2 score against 74.9. Galaxy A7 (2018)'s design is noticeably newer and somewhat lighter, but also just a bit thicker than Galaxy A9 (2016). Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have a display of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a just a little more pixels per display inch and a slightly higher 1080 x 2220 resolution.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 96 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy A9 (2016) has improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit better camera than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a bigger aperture for better low-light photos and videos and a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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