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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-03-30 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2017) is a little bit better than the Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), having a 75.8 score against 74.4. The Galaxy A7 (2017) body has the same thickness than the Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), but it is lighter. Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also counts with a quite greater pixels amount in each inch of display.
Galaxy A7 (2017)'s memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) one, both have equal 32 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), although it has 1 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016). Both have a 16 MP resolution back camera and a F1.9 diafragm aperture. The Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 39% larger battery size.
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