Samsung Galaxy A70 vs OnePlus 7 256GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A70 vs OnePlus 7 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 7 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 11,108, while Samsung Galaxy A70 scores 6,519, making OnePlus 7 256GB the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A70 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while OnePlus 7 256GB offers 6.41 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A70 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A70 features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 7 256GB's Optic AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A70 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 7 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A70 offers 32 MP, making OnePlus 7 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A70 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus 7 256GB offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A70 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A70 delivers longer battery life with 15h 39m, while OnePlus 7 256GB delivers 11h 05m, making Samsung Galaxy A70 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: OnePlus 7 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A70 offers 128 GB, making OnePlus 7 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy A70 and OnePlus 7 256GB equally at 8.


User Rating: OnePlus 7 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy A70 has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

01 May, 2019
01 Jun, 2019
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 675
Snapdragon 855
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.41 inches (16.28 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
Optic AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

32 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

32 MP
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
3700 mAh
6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging
Dash Charging
90W Turbo Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.0
UFS 3.0
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Large, immersive display
  • Loaded specs
  • Impressive cameras on the front and back
  • Great battery life
  • VFM flagship
  • Clean software
  • Excellent performance
  • Borrows most high-end features from the Pro model
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Slippery design
  • Occasional lags in the UI
  • Cameras could've been better
  • No 3.5mm dongle in the box
  • Not the best OnePlus phone money can buy
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(6,606 ratings)
4.6/5
(37,312 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

168,858
AnTuTu Score
369,292
AnTuTu Score
N/A
15h 39m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
11h 05m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
7 More Videos
Videos
6 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 01, 2019
(Official)
Jun 01, 2019
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Oxygen OS
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
7 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 612
Adreno 640
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

168,858
369,292
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
20.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
9.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
19.1 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Optic AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.41 inches  (16.28 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi
402 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86 %
85.32 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

164.3 mm
157.7 mm
162.7 mm

Width

76.7 mm
74.8 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.2 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

183 grams
182 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.726 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle1/2.25" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6500 x 4920 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @480 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
3700 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 28 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes Dash Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse 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.

15h 39m
11h 05m
N/A

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

N/A
2h 13m 39s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.0
UFS 3.0
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.774 W/kg
Head: 1.090 W/kg Body: 0.742 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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