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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-07-13 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a global score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)'s overall score of 72.5. Even though Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is older and a little bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), it's body is still a bit thinner. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a better screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a way higher 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, a greater pixel density and a bit bigger screen.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) counts with a slightly bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
Galaxy A7 (2017) features just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features just a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also counts with a back facing camera with more mega pixels.
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