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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-07-07 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 9.57 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 general score of 84.2, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition's 80.4 global score. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a newer and just a little bit thinner cellphone than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, but it's a little bit heavier. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a CPU that's just as good as the processing unit in Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a higher pixels density. Galaxy A7 (2018) takes clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking less light and dull colors, and they both have the same video frame rates, a same size camera aperture and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a lot better 24 MP resolution camera.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a way bigger memory for applications and games than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has more internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity.
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