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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, having a score of 75.8 against 73.7. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is a just a little lighter and just a little thinner cellphone than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, even though both of them were released only a few months apart. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has just a bit better performance than Galaxy A7 (2017). Both of them have 3 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has a bit sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 1920px resolution, the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus captures just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Xperia XA1 Plus and the Galaxy A7 (2017) count with really similar storage for games and applications, they have a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB and the same 32 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a bit longer battery lifetime than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity against 3430mAh.
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