Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 20, 2018	Jan 02, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm	5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	5.61 oz / 159.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 74.55% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-T830 MP3
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
24 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm	16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
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
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Atmos	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
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	Date approved: Dec 06, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.50 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg	Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.55 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 4 GB RAM

Memory	4GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

Dual SIM support

Dual SIM	Yes

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