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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-04-27 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.26 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1680 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 295 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3580mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is a little bit better than Xperia L4, with a global score of 75.8 against 71.8. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is a notably older and a little bit heavier phone than the Xperia L4, but Samsung was able to build it a bit thinner anyway. Xperia L4 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017). Both have a 3 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a little bit better display than Xperia L4, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution and a better pixels density. Galaxy A7 (2017) shoots much clearer videos and photos than Xperia L4, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a better 16 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a larger camera aperture to capture better captures in low light situations.
Sony Xperia L4 features a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has more internal storage and a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A7 (2017) has just a bit better battery lifetime than Xperia L4, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3580mAh.
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