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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2018-02-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 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 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy A7 (2017) has a general score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than Xperia XA2's global score of 74.8. Galaxy A7 (2017) is an older and just a little heavier device than Xperia XA2, but Samsung was able to make it thinner anyway. The Xperia XA2 has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 1920px resolution, the Xperia XA2 also counts with a little greater screen density.
The Xperia XA2 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). They have 8 processing cores and the same RAM amount. The Galaxy A7 (2017) has as much memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Sony Xperia XA2 one, both have exactly the same internal storage and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy A7 (2017) features just a little better battery duration than Xperia XA2, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh. Sony Xperia XA2 takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing photos and videos in low light environments, it also counts with a lot higher 23 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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