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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Blue and Red | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| 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 801 MSM8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 400 (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 330 (450 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 + 2.00 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 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, EDR | 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
Galaxy A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S5 Sport's 77.8 general score. Galaxy A7 (2018)'s body is noticeably newer and thinner, but also just a bit heavier than the Galaxy S5 Sport. Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a much better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater count of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with greater battery performance than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh. Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit better camera than Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has a smaller sensor, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a way bigger camera aperture to capture better captures in low-light situations and a way higher 24 mega pixels resolution back camera.
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