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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-08-02 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note7 has an overall score of 79.5, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 overall score. Galaxy Note7's construction is just a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), even though it was released only 17 months before. The Galaxy Note7 features a bit better display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen, a quite bigger screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 4 more CPU cores. The Galaxy Note7 shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera with lot less MP, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy Note7 also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with as much memory to store more apps and games as the Samsung Galaxy Note7, they have a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB and the same 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Note7 has a little longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 17% more battery capacity.
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