POCO F1 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 2018

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Comparing the POCO F1 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO F1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 runs at 2.2 GHz, making POCO F1 the better performer.


Display: POCO F1 offers a screen size of 6.18 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 offers 6 inches, making POCO F1 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 features a Super AMOLED display compared to POCO F1's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 24 MP, while POCO F1 offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while POCO F1 offers 20 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO F1 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 offers 3300 mAh, making POCO F1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both POCO F1 and Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: POCO F1 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

29 Aug, 2018
27 Sep, 2018
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 845
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.18 inches (15.7 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
24 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
24 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3300 mAh
6500 mAh
18W Quick Charging
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • The wide-angle sensor does help
  • Impressive display
  • Good build quality
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Performance issues
  • No USB Type-C port
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5
(244,312 ratings)
4.4/5
(14,388 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

267,207
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 29, 2018
(Official)
Sep 27, 2018
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A73 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
14 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Mali-G71 MP2
Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

267,207
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.18 inches  (15.7 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9
18.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
411 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.2 %
74.78 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

155.5 mm
159.8 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.2 mm
76.8 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
7.5 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

182 grams
169 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.91/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
24 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.9µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
5 MP
f/2.0 Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera18 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
5288 x 3968 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @240 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 0.9µm pixel size
24 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
3300 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 30 Hours(2G)
Up to 19 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Quick Charging v3.0
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.719 W/kg Body: 0.746 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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