Apple iPhone X vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specs Comparison

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9.0
Apple iPhone X
4.5
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)
Apple iPhone X Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)
Released · Nov 03, 2017
Released · October 2018
5.8-inch · 2436x1125px
6.0-inch · 2220x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
3GB · 256GB
6GB · 128GB
2716 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017 Sep 20, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$1149

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches
159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.14 oz / 174.0 g 5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Space gray Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 82.35% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 74.55% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 625 nits Super AMOLED
Resolution
2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI 2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 1.8 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2716 mAh, Li - Ion 3300 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
24 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
8 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 18 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Quad LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
24 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 13, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMA750FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.50 W/kg
Body: 0.39 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg

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Memory 4GB
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Dual SIM support
Dual SIM Yes
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