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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
4G Network	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G850F
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - A750G	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - SM-G850M
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2018, September 20	2014, August. Released 2014, September
Status	Available. Released 2018, October	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm (6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 in)	132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)	115 g (4.06 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM

Display
Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~74.4% screen-to-body ratio)	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
	Always-on display

Platform
OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.0	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset	Exynos 7885 (14 nm)	Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU	Mali-G71	Mali-T628 MP6

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
Internal	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM	32GB 2GB RAM
	eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.0

Main Camera
Modules	24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)	12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm	2.1 MP
Features	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes (market dependent)	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio	No
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate
	ANT+ Samsung Pay	ANT+

Battery
Type	Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable
Stand-by		Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time		Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play		Up to 37 h

Misc
Colors	Black, blue, gold, pink	Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
SAR		1.18 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.34 W/kg (head)     1.43 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)
Models	SM-A750F, SM-A750FN, SM-A750G, SM-A750GN, SM-A750C, SM-A750X, SM-A750N	SM-G850F, SM-G850FQ, SM-G850Y, SM-G850M, SM-G850T, SM-G850A, SM-G850S, SM-G850L, SM-G850K
Price	About 310 EUR	About 390 EUR

Tests
Performance	AnTuTu: 123883 (v7) GeekBench: 4446 (v4.4) GFXBench: 5.7fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1054 Basemark X: 11065
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.324 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.509 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 69dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 79dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB	Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -65.6dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 93h	Endurance rating 52h