Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-03-11 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 336.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 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 |
| 9 | 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 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 slightly better than the Galaxy S7 edge, getting an 84.2 score against 78.1. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a a bit heavier cellphone than Galaxy S7 edge, but both of them are equally thin. The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little bit better performance than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has more RAM memory and more cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better quantity of pixels per display inch. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a tinier sensor which gives a worse photo and video quality, and they both have a F1.7 aperture, the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a lot more MP back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a little better battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 9% larger battery capacity.
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