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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), 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 |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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) has a general score of 84.2, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S5 Plus's 78.1 general score. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a newer and a bit thinner phone than the Galaxy S5 Plus, although it's heavier. Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores and 4 GB less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a much better display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a quite higher quantity of pixels in each screen inch. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little bit better camera than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking less light and duller colors, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a camera in the back with a way better resolution and a way larger aperture for better photos and video in low-light environments.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much better storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A7 (2018) features longer battery duration than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 3300mAh battery size.
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