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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is much better than the Galaxy J7 (2018), having an 84.2 score against 72.5. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a thinner and a little lighter phone than Galaxy J7 (2018), even when both of them were released with only 3 months difference. The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a lot higher pixels amount per inch in the screen, a little bit larger display and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has more internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit faster processor than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy J7 (2018) and the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) feature extremely similar batteries performance. Galaxy A7 (2018) captures clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, a F1.7 aperture and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution and a bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality.
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