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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, getting an 84.2 score against 79.3. The Galaxy A7 (2018) is a just a little bit lighter phone than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, but both have the same thickness. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440px resolution and a better count of pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy Note 5 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a back facing camera with a lot lower resolution and a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and video, it also counts with a larger sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much better storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit superior battery duration than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity.
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