Samsung Galaxy A7 vs HTC Desire 826

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A7 vs HTC Desire 826 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire 826 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A7 runs at 1.5 GHz, making HTC Desire 826 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy A7 and HTC Desire 826 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy A7 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 826's S-LCD 3, making Samsung Galaxy A7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A7 and HTC Desire 826 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 826 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A7 offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 826 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy A7 and HTC Desire 826 offer the same 2600 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A7 and HTC Desire 826 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A7 receives a higher user rating of 3.8, while HTC Desire 826 has a rating of 3.6.

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Samsung Galaxy A7
₹19,990
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire 826
₹18,249
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

66%
68%

Release Date

14 Feb, 2015
12 Apr, 2015

Performance

Snapdragon 615
Snapdragon 615
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
Super AMOLED
S-LCD 3
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
13 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2600 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

3.8/5
(816 ratings)
3.6/5
(3,344 ratings)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 12, 2015
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v5.0.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
S-LCD 3

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.31 %
67.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
No

Design

Height

151 mm
158 mm

Width

76.2 mm
77.5 mm

Thickness

6.3 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

141 grams
183 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera1/3" sensor size BSI Sensor

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

Selfie Voice command Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
Up to 18.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.7 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 0.8 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
No

HDMI

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Digital

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

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