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Samsung Galaxy A7


Samsung Galaxy Note5


Samsung Galaxy A7
Samsung Galaxy Note5

Released in February 2015. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 401 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 5430 Octa with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,600 mAh battery.

Released in August 2015. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 518 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 4 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (21%)
  • Much thinner (21%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (23%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • More processing power (14%)
  • Better battery capacity (13%)
  • Fast charging battery


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A7 Samsung Galaxy Note5
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date February 2015 August 2015
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4) TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1)
Dimensions
Size 151.0 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm
5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 in
153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in
Weight 141 g
4.97 oz
171 g
6.03 oz
Screen
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,440 x 2,560 pixels
PPI 401 518
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 Wide 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 5 MP f/2.2 Wide 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB 4 GB
Fixed 16 GB 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Removable microSDXC -
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 5430 Octa
Octa-core processor
20 nm
Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A15
4x 1.30 GHz Cortex-A7
4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 Mali-T760 MP8
Battery
Capacity 2,600 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features - Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A7 Samsung Galaxy Note5

Samsung Galaxy A7

Samsung Galaxy Note5

5.5"
141 g
4.97 oz

5.7"
171 g
6.03 oz