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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 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 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is better than the Sony Xperia 5 IV's overall score of 73.3. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) body is just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Sony Xperia 5 IV. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little bit better looking screen than Sony Xperia 5 IV, although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution, a just a bit less pixels per display inch and a little bit smaller display.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a way better hardware performance than Sony Xperia 5 IV, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a greater camera than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because although it has a way smaller sensor giving a lot worse image quality, it also counts with a much better 24 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Sony Xperia 5 IV has slightly more storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia 5 IV also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Xperia 5 IV counts with a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3300mAh.
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