Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-06-04 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 585.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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
The Galaxy A7 (2017) is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, with a score of 75.8 against 72.2. Galaxy A7 (2017) is a a lot newer and just a little bit thinner cellphone than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, but it's way heavier. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little bit better performance than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T counts with a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), although it has a quite lower pixel number in each display inch, a little smaller display and a way lower 1280 x 720 resolution. Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a lot larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and videos.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB. Galaxy A7 (2017) features a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
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