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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 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 |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 7884 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer 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) has a score of 84.2, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine's 72.7 score. Even when Galaxy A7 (2018) and Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine were only released with a couple of months difference, Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit lighter and thinner. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a way greater number of pixels per display inch, a lot higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little bit larger screen. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A7 (2018)'s battery lifetime is very similar to Galaxy J7 Refine's battery performance. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) takes clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a much better 24 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
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