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| Global Score | |
| 73 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| -- | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is much better than Xperia Z2a, having a general score of 84.2 against 73. The Galaxy A7 (2018) is a incredibly thinner but just a little heavier cellphone than the Xperia Z2a. The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a CPU that is just as good as Xperia Z2a's processing unit, because although the Galaxy A7 (2018) has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 3 GB more RAM and more CPU cores (but slower).
Xperia Z2a has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a just a bit higher display density. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z2a, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy A7 (2018) takes a bit better videos and photos than Sony Xperia Z2a, because although it has a smaller camera sensor taking lower quality pictures, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a back-facing camera with more megapixels.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little better battery life than Xperia Z2a, because it has a 10% larger battery size.
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