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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-06-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | -- |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| 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
Galaxy C7 has an overall score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. The Galaxy C7 body is somewhat thinner but just a little bit heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017), and both were released with only a couple months difference. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy C7, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a little bit better count of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy C7 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy C7 also has a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy C7 has a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a slot for an external memory card that supports 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy C7 counts with a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy A5 (2017) shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy C7. Both have a F1.9 aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same resolution camera.
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