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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-04-21 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 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 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 5.0, EDR | 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 Galaxy A7 (2018) has a general score of 84.2, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S8's score of 81.7. Galaxy A7 (2018)'s body is newer and just a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy S8's, although it is also just a little bit heavier. The Galaxy A7 (2018)'s processor is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy S8 one, and although the Galaxy A7 (2018) has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960. The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has more internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit longer battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has a 10% more battery size. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor taking less light and dull colors, and they both have the same video quality, the same aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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