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| Global Score | |
| 97.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-27 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 9.74 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Cosmos black and Space silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1980.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2152 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 362 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Fold is way better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), having a general score of 97.6 against 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy Fold is a newer and thinner phone than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but it is notably heavier. The Galaxy Fold has a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite worse number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a higher 1536 x 2152 resolution and a bigger screen.
Samsung Galaxy Fold counts with a much bigger memory for apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Galaxy Fold counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Fold also has 9 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Fold features superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 4380mAh battery capacity instead of 3600mAh. The Galaxy Fold shoots better videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot larger camera aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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