Page 6 : Overall & Gaming Performance, Verdict & Award

Overall Performance – AnTuTu Benchmark

AnTuTu is a nice benchmark for testing various performance aspects of Android devices.

	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	ASUS ZenFone 3	honor 5C	OPPO F1s
TOTAL SCORE	56431	62761	53417	41486
3D SCORE	15458	18816	9842	4868
– 3D (Marooned)	10511	10861	5795	3188
– 3D (Garden)	4947	7952	4047	1679
UX SCORE	18496	26794	19297	17640
– UX Data Secure	5295	5077	5577	4885
– UX Data Process	2612	4198	2706	2542
– UX Strategy Games	3671	7503	4109	2829
– UX Image Process	3373	6879	3144	3885
– UX I/O Performance	3545	3137	3761	3499
CPU SCORE	16459	23689	19254	14336
– CPU Mathematics	3132	6950	4198	3142
– CPU Common Use	5199	6311	5947	4805
– CPU Multi-Core	8128	10428	9109	6389
RAM	6018	6797	5024	4643

The 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 did not do so well in the CPU tests, coming in between the honor 5C (Amazon) and the OPPO F1s (Amazon). However, it did well in the 3D tests, coming in close to the performance of the ASUS ZenFone 3 (Amazon).

 

Gaming Performance – 3DMark

We tested the 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7‘s gaming performance using 3DMark, using the Ice Storm Unlimited test.

	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	ASUS ZenFone 3	honor 5C	OPPO F1s
Gaming Score	13540	13956	11560	7666
Graphics	13548	13484	11067	7511
Physics	13510	15903	13698	8265
Graphics Test 1	81.1 fps	80.5 fps	63.4 fps	49.4 fps
Graphics Test 2	46.2 fps	46.1 fps	38.8 fps	24.4 fps
Physics Test	42.9 fps	50.5 fps	43.5 fps	26.2 fps

The 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 did well in this 3D gaming test, virtually matching the performance of the ASUS ZenFone 3 (Amazon). It was only slightly slower in the Physics test.

 

Our Verdict & Award

The 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 is a big upgrade from the 2016 model, offering IP68 dust- and water-resistance, a 20% faster processor, twice as much storage and a new 16 MP front camera. It also boasts the new bidirectional Type C USB port and a bigger fast charging battery.

The dual 16 MP cameras of the 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 is a unique development. It appears to be Samsung’s first salvo at OPPO and their focus on high-resolution front cameras. In fact, its dual 16 MP cameras appear to be a direct competitor against the OPPO R9s, which was launched at the same time.

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Samsung is also positioning the 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 as the affordable version of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (Amazon). It packs many of the Galaxy S7 edge‘s key features with some tradeoffs. For example, it has higher-resolution 16 MP cameras but they can only record videos at 1080p, instead of 4K. They also lack both optical and electronic image stabilisation.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (Amazon) still boasts the better cameras, a higher resolution QHD display and a wireless charging capability. The 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7, on the other hand, has better battery life, a larger display and separate SIM and microSD slots.

So which Samsung smartphone should you get? Samsung would love for you to buy the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (Amazon). But if you can’t afford it, that’s where the 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 comes in.

Despite our misgivings about the lack of image stabilisation of its cameras, and the 1080p restriction on video recordings, we are impressed with major upgrades Samsung packed into the 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7. We think it deserves our Reviewer’s Choice Award. Congratulations, Samsung!

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