Xiaomi Redmi 7A vs ZTE Blade A7

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 7A vs ZTE Blade A7 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Xiaomi Redmi 7A and ZTE Blade A7 run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.

Display: ZTE Blade A7 offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 7A offers 5.45 inches, making ZTE Blade A7 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi 7A features a IPS LCD display compared to ZTE Blade A7's TFT, making Xiaomi Redmi 7A the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: ZTE Blade A7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 7A offers 12 MP, making ZTE Blade A7 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 7A and ZTE Blade A7 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 7A offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while ZTE Blade A7 offers 3200 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 7A better for longer battery life.

Storage: ZTE Blade A7 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 7A offers 16 GB, making ZTE Blade A7 the better option for storage.

Xiaomi Redmi 7A

₹7,899

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ZTE Blade A7

₹6,190

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Summary

Spec Score

69%

71%

Release Date

11 Jul, 2019

20 Feb, 2020

Performance


Snapdragon 439	MediaTek Helio P60
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display


5.45 inches (13.84 cm)	6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
IPS LCD	TFT
720x1440 px (HD+)	720x1560 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	N/A

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	3200 mAh
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

16 GB	32 GB
eMMC 5.1	N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10

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Pros

18:9 aspect ratio display
Good performer
Long-lasting battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Lowlight performance of the cameras not great
No fingerprint sensor

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(452,420 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

75,196 AnTuTu Score	N/A
17h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jul 11, 2019

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

OS Updates

1 Year

N/A

Security Updates

3 Year

N/A

Custom UI

MIUI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 439

MediaTek Helio P60

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 505

Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

75,196

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

33.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

Screen Size

5.45 inches (13.84 cm)

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

Resolution

720x1440 px (HD+)

720x1560 px (HD+)

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

18:9

19:9

Pixel Density

295 ppi

286 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.42 %

78.65 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

146.3 mm

154 mm

Width

70.4 mm

72.8 mm

Thickness

9.5 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

165 grams

146 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.9" sensor size IMX486 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

3200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

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.

17h 16m

N/A

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

3h 46m 16s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB

32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SAR Value

Head: 0.744 W/kg Body: 0.785 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Accelerometer

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