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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-06-10 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 247.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is better than the Galaxy S7 Active, getting a general score of 84.2 against 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) body is newer, just a little lighter and noticeably thinner than Galaxy S7 Active. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little faster CPU than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has more RAM memory and 4 more processing cores.
Galaxy S7 Active features a brighter display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher display density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has more internal storage and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a F1.7 aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a camera with a much higher 24 megapixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has longer battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 21% greater battery capacity.
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