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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-05 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 483 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 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 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.67 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 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 a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, with an 84.2 score against 79. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a noticeably thinner cellphone than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, but they weight the same. Xperia XZ2 Compact features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater screen density. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has much more storage to install games and applications than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Xperia XZ2 Compact shoots clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light captures and videos and a way less MP camera, it also counts with a larger sensor which offers a better image and video quality and a much higher (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity against 2870mAh.
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