Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G
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Release date 2015, December 2020, August 05
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.92 in 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm | 6.49 x 6.49 x 3.04 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 208 g | 7.34 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
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Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 78 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 6.9" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 116.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.3% 91.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 3088 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - HDR10+
-Always-on display
-120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 108 MP, Triple
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF -108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
-12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µ
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
DxOMark Main Score 121
DxOMark Photo 130
DxOMark Video 101
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 10 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 97
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 90

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China
- Exynos 990 (7 nm+)
- Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
- Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
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Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 666453
Antutu 8 Total 603352
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1133
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3172
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 3054
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 3266
GeekBench 5 Single Core 112 893
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 418 3031
GeekBench 4 Single Core 643
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3207
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1981

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio (market dependent)
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 25W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
-Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Versions
- Versions: A710F (Europe, South Africa); A710F/DS (Kazakhstan, Russia); A710M (LATAM); A710M/DS (Brazil); A710FD (Southeast Asia); A710Y/DS (Philippines, Taiwan); A7100 (Hong Kong, China). Also known a

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