Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs. Honor Magic5 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) and Honor Magic5 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs. Honor Magic5 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Honor Magic5 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-A720F/DS -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.8 mm 162.9 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater height than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Width 77.6 mm 76.7 mm Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has greater width than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.77 mm Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is narrower than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Weight 186 g 219 g Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is lighter than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Body Colour Gold Midnight black | Meadow green
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, water-resistant Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.33 W/kg (body), 0.21 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.84 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Honor Magic5 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Full HD Super AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 6.81" Honor Magic5 Pro has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic5 Pro has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density - 461 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor Magic5 Pro has better colour depth than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Always-on display Night Display, True Colour, Quad-curved display, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate with LTPO 2.0 technology, 2160Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Honor Magic5 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 1.9 GHz 3.19 GHz Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 740
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Honor Magic5 Pro
RAM 3 GB 12 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 512 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
User Memory 23 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Honor Magic5 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Sensor Size - 1/1.12"
Sensor Type CMOS -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.6 Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Lens Construction - 8-element
Pixel Size - 2.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 100x
Special Effects - Live Filters
Camera Modes - Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Aperture mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, wide-angle mode, Scanner, Movie Mode, Multi-video recording, High-res, AI camera
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - AI-motion detection, 4-in-1 to 2.8μm Super Pixel, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.0
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Periscope lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.0
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 30 cm
Optical Zoom - 3.5x
Digital Zoom - 100x
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Telephoto
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Field of View (Front) - 100 degree(s)
Special Effects (Front) - Live Filters
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Watermark mode, Portrait, Night, Mirror reflection, AI Wide-angle selfie, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture, 3D facial detection Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) - AI anti-distortion
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - 3D depth camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Honor Magic5 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Wireless Charging - Yes Honor Magic5 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Talk Time 1380 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1380 min
Active online usage (WCDMA): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 16 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 17 hrs
Playback (video): up to 20 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 59 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 94 hrs
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Honor Magic5 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic5 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Google Android Android 13
User Interface - MagicOS 7.1
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Honor Magic5 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, MAP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Honor Magic5 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Honor Magic5 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, geomagnetic sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor, flicker sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features - Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Honor Magic5 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger, TP protective film, TP protective cover
Compliant Standards - IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification
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