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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M30's overall score of 82.4. Even when Galaxy A7 (2018) and Samsung Galaxy M30 were released only a few months apart, Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit lighter and just a bit thinner. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M30. Both of them have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little sharper screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2220px resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little greater pixels number per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s storage to install applications and games is very similar to Galaxy M30's one, both have an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB and the same internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a way better battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3300mAh. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a camera with much more MP, a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in low-light situations and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
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