Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-04-07 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.16 x 3.04 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Blue and Gold |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| 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 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| 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 (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro is a little bit better than Xperia XA1 Plus, with a general score of 78.4 against 73.7. Both phones we are comparing here use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro has an older 6.0 Marshmallow version and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro design is thinner and a little bit lighter than the Xperia XA1 Plus, even when both of them were released with only 6 months difference.
The Xperia XA1 Plus has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy C7 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Sony Xperia XA1 Plus counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy C7 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
The Sony Xperia XA1 Plus shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy C7 Pro, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus also counts with a much higher 23 mega pixels resolution camera.
Galaxy C7 Pro features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy C7 Pro also has more internal storage capacity. Xperia XA1 Plus has a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy C7 Pro, because it has a 4% greater battery capacity.
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