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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-05-11 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 12.43 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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) has an overall score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia 1 V's general score of 82.7. Despite of the fact that Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is way older than the Sony Xperia 1 V, it's design is lighter and just a little thinner. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a way better hardware performance than Sony Xperia 1 V, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Sony Xperia 1 V has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a lot more pixels per inch of screen, a little larger display and a much higher 1644 x 3840 resolution. The Xperia 1 V captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor shooting lot better quality videos and photos, a much higher resolution back-facing camera and a much better (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia 1 V, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB. Sony Xperia 1 V has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 52% greater battery size.
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