Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Sony Xperia C4

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Sony Xperia C4 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia C4 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A7 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Sony Xperia C4 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy A7 and Sony Xperia C4 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy A7 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia C4's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A7 and Sony Xperia C4 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A7 and Sony Xperia C4 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy A7 and Sony Xperia C4 offer the same 2600 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A7 and Sony Xperia C4 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Samsung Galaxy A7
₹19,990
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia C4
₹14,880
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

66%
62%

Release Date

14 Feb, 2015
16 Jun, 2015

Performance

Snapdragon 615
MediaTek MT6572
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Tru-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
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2600 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

3.8/5
(816 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Below Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
MediaTek MT6572

Processor

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Mali-T760 MP2

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

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 %
71.52 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Yes

Design

Height

151 mm
150.3 mm

Width

76.2 mm
77.4 mm

Thickness

6.3 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

141 grams
147 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Avg

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor

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
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Selfie Voice command Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
N/A

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
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28)
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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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 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

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