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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2017-10-01 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) is much better than Xperia XZ1 Compact, having an 84.2 score against 74.6. The Galaxy A7 (2018) design is newer and somewhat thinner than the Xperia XZ1 Compact's, but it's heavier. The Xperia XZ1 Compact features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit more vivid display than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2220, a much bigger screen and a greater count of pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with greater battery life than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact takes slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light captures and video and a back facing camera with way less mega-pixels, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality and a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos.
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