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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 general score. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s design is much newer and thinner than Galaxy S5 Active's, although it's a little heavier. The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Galaxy S5 Active also counts with a little higher pixels density.
Galaxy S5 Active features a bit superior processor than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has lesser RAM memory and 4 lesser cores , it also counts with a graphics processor. Galaxy A7 (2017) captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Active. Both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 16 GB more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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