Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-05-01 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy C7 is just a bit better than Xperia XA1, having a 77.7 score against 71.7. Even though the Galaxy C7 is older and somewhat heavier than the Xperia XA1, it's design is still somewhat thinner. The Samsung Galaxy C7 counts with a slightly better looking display than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has a lot better 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little larger display and a greater display pixel density.
Galaxy C7 features a bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia XA1, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Xperia XA1 features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy C7, although it has 1 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Xperia XA1 features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy C7, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Xperia XA1 also counts with a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy C7 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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