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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-03-11 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, 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 |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a little bit better than the Galaxy S7, getting an 84.2 score against 79.5. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a notably newer and a little bit thinner phone than the Galaxy S7, but it is also just a bit heavier. The Galaxy S7 counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel count in each inch in the display and a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little better processing power than Galaxy S7, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a larger number of 2200 MHz cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features just a bit better camera than Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller sensor which gives a lower photo and video quality, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, a same size aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a 3300mAh battery size.
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