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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2017-05-05 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 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 + 16.00 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 |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2017) is a little bit better than Xperia XA1 Ultra, with a 75.8 score against 72.8. Even though Galaxy A7 (2017) and Xperia XA1 Ultra were released only a couple of months apart, Galaxy A7 (2017) is a little bit thinner and a bit lighter. Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) and Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra count with similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little greater display density. Galaxy A7 (2017) has as much storage capacity to store more games and applications as Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, they have the same internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Galaxy A7 (2017) has a much longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) captures a little bit better videos and photos than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a lot lower resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture.
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