Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) review

9 November 2018
Isn't the Samsung A-series just a royal mess - even numbers, odd numbers, pluses sprinkled here and there, and a year stamp to top it all off. Let's go ahead and see what the Galaxy A7 (2018) is exactly and who it's for.

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  • 11 Nov 2018

I dont want another expensive new phone i want to haw all my old broken phones as new.

    Ijukj, 09 Nov 2018Samsung is gonna be downfall like Nokia. Overpriced gadget ... moreUnfortunately. I've read an article today saying Samsung and Apple are being haunted by the lessons it gave to Nokia. And while Nokia is started to becoming a thing again, these two brands are on for some downfall. They are losing their grip on the market. I am happy for Nokia, but I'm very sad for Apple and Sammy.

      I can accept it being compared with Nokia. But with the...shinchanghaos?

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        • Lucky
        • XMp
        • 11 Nov 2018

        Dear gsmarena, great battery, great camera, for me finger prints works very very excellent not even taking 0.5 sec. And great glass design back, wide angle camera, compare in camera tool, camera is better than oneplus 6t. Still why you gave lesss rating.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 11 Nov 2018

          Alan, 11 Nov 2018Bought from UAE, and i must say it is way better than what ... moreI know right? People dunno what they're talking about! This phone is phenomenal! I tried various games on it and it didn't even get warm either, battery life is one of the best I've encountered and I came from Xiaomi redmi note 4x, which had 4k mah!

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            • uCw
            • 11 Nov 2018

            Bought from UAE, and i must say it is way better than what certain reviewer posting in comments, especially about Camera and Battery. Both are awsome. Comments were making my decision difficult, but seeing it in real and using it made things easier. Best affordable phone in existing A series. I switched from Mi Note 5 Pro, which was a v good set bit runs good for a year only

              Walter C. Dornez, 10 Nov 2018But there are better stuff for lower. Hell, there are flags... moreSo called 'flagships' also need to get better in some ways...

              E.g., SGN9 would be so much better with flat screen and appearance of the elements on the back as in SGA9-2018 :) And with bigger battery.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 10 Nov 2018

                Nicolas F, 10 Nov 2018Honor Play has: - more powerful SoC: 206k vs. 124k (and ... moreBut it is not Samsung... that is big deal to somebody.

                  Anonymous, 10 Nov 2018I don't see Honor phone is any better than A7 2018, I would... moreBut there are better stuff for lower. Hell, there are flagships at this price. I'm not saying make the flagships this cheap, I'm saying make the mid-range even better

                    Anonymous, 10 Nov 2018FYI, Infinity Display is the moniker for the curved display... moreNo, they call "Infinity Display" all their 18.5:9 displays; just checked USA Samsung site =)

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 10 Nov 2018

                      FYI, Infinity Display is the moniker for the curved display fitted to S and Note handsets. The A/J have "immersive" displays

                        Anonymous, 10 Nov 2018I don't see Honor phone is any better than A7 2018, I would... moreHonor Play has:

                        - more powerful SoC: 206k vs. 124k (and 10 nm vs. 14);
                        - 2.9 mm lesser side bezels with 0.4 mm wider display (not to mention overall stb ratio, but with notch though);
                        - aluminum body;
                        - USB Type-C;
                        - 18W battery charging (A7-2018 somehow has none, although A8(+)-2018, with the same SoC, had it);
                        - more battery life in web (A7-2018 has better battery efficiency though, judging by GSMA reviews);
                        - and all that for just + $12 =)
                        - but, yeah, screen is dimmer and not OLED, not sure about exFAT support, the camera is barely better, microSD slot is hybrid vs. dedicated;
                        - btw, both have NFC;

                          The main camera is surprisingly bad on this one, it almost looks like it took 6MP photos then upscaled them to 24MP.

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                            • 10 Nov 2018

                            Anonymous, 10 Nov 2018I don't see Honor phone is any better than A7 2018, I would... moreLol Honor Play has flagship performance SOC & usb type-c. But its a bit pricier than A7.

                              The Mali G71 MP2 frequency is 1.300MHz. Fastest in the class. lets see

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                                • 10 Nov 2018

                                Walter C. Dornez, 10 Nov 2018And this phone is just one of the many examples of why Hono... moreI don't see Honor phone is any better than A7 2018, I would choose A7 anytime over Honor phone.


                                Probably the only drawback is Micro USB charging port rather than USB type C, then again all those China phone with similar specs & price are using Micro USB as well, eg. Honor 8X, Honor Play, Realme 2 pro, MiA2 Lite & etc.

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                                  • 10 Nov 2018

                                  For me good phone mean we can use it smoothly n match your style.For me iPhone is nothing for me because not my life daily use system.But iPhone for other fan is King.So we can see the different.

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                                    • 10 Nov 2018

                                    very nice a7

                                      And this phone is just one of the many examples of why Honor and other Chinese companies are getting closer to overtaking Samsung. I love Samsung and all, but they need to get their shit together

                                        drake parker, 09 Nov 2018Uh then what exactly makes this a "good" phone? I can only answer your question by reversing it back to you.

                                        "What exactly makes this phone NOT good?"

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