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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-29 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a XL is just a bit better than Galaxy J7 Refine, getting a 78.9 score against 72.7. These devices work with Android operating system, but Google Pixel 3a XL has the previous 11 version and Galaxy J7 Refine has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Google Pixel 3a XL body is newer, just a little lighter and a bit thinner than Galaxy J7 Refine.
Google Pixel 3a XL features a bit better CPU than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Google Pixel 3a XL also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Google Pixel 3a XL features a better looking display than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a little larger screen, a way better resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a way greater number of pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine has a superior storage for applications and games than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 400 GB. Google Pixel 3a XL has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
The Google Pixel 3a XL features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a lesser mega pixels resolution camera and a tinier aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs in low light environments, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor taking higher quality photographs and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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