Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Sony Xperia X Performance Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

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Sony Xperia X Performance

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) or Sony Xperia X Performance Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Sony Xperia X Performance
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Release date 2017, January 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.06 in 143.7 x 70.4 x 8.7 mm | 5.66 x 5.66 x 2.77 in
Weight 186 g | 6.56 oz 164.4 g | 5.8 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Plastic frame, aluminum back
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Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 59 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.6% 68.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 386 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Always-on display - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 23 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3''
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - single SIM
64 GB, 3 GB RAM - dual SIM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 174
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 843
GeekBench 5 Single Core 145 293
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 911 741
GeekBench 4 Single Core 771 1551
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4011 3603
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2980 7142

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8131, F8132
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F8131, F8132
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.58 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     0.94 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A720F (Global Single-SIM); A720F/DS (Global Dual-SIM). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

- Also known as Sony Xperia X Performance Dual F8132 with dual-SIM card slots

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