Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy S23

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) or Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Samsung Galaxy S23
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Release date 2018, September 2023, February 01
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 3.02 in 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.79 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 168 g | 5.93 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, blue, gold, pink Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 6.1" in
Screen area 91.4 cm2 90.1 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.4% 86.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 411 PPI 425 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - Always-on display - Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1200 nits (HBM)
-1750 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 24 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 133
DxOMark Photo 129
DxOMark Video 137
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 740
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1484787
Antutu 10 CPU 369395
Antutu 10 GPU 583300
Antutu 10 Mem 270880
Antutu 10 UX 369395
Antutu 9 Total 1250123
Antutu 8 Total 144819
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1854
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4901
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 8397
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 6233
GeekBench 5 Single Core 297 1380
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 974 4870

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, 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 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - A750G
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
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/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)     1.43 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound
- 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
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- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA)
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance
Versions
- Versions: SM-A750F/DS (EMEA); SM-A750G (Hong Kong); SM-A750FN/DS (Europe)

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