Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-06-04 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Polycarbonate | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 585.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 much better than Galaxy S III AT&T, getting a general score of 84.2 against 72.2. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a a lot newer and thinner device than Galaxy S III AT&T, although it's also much heavier. Galaxy S III AT&T features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a much worse pixel quantity per inch of display, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a lot smaller display.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and more cores. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a bigger sensor, a much bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and video and a way more MP back facing camera.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a 3300mAh battery size.
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