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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2014-09-29 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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) is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note4, with a overall score of 84.2 against 77.6. Galaxy A7 (2018)'s body is extremely newer, just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than the Galaxy Note4. Galaxy Note4 features just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a higher pixel density.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note4, because it has 96 GB more internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note4, 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)'s camera is just as good as the Galaxy Note4 one, because although the Galaxy A7 (2018) has a smaller back camera sensor providing a lower image quality, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot higher 24 mega pixels resolution and a way bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photography.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy Note4, because it has a 2% greater battery size.
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