Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S26

Galaxy A7 2018

Samsung Galaxy S26

2018, September

2026, February 25

2018, October

Exp. release 2026, March 11

Available

Coming Soon

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$ 899.99 / € 999.00 / £ 879.00

159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm (6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 in)

149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in)

168 g (5.93 oz)

167 g (5.89 oz)

Front/back glass, plastic frame

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame

Black, blue, gold, pink

Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

Yes

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS

Yes

LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS

Yes

Yes

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN

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Yes

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~74.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.3 inches, 96.5 cm2 (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2220 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)

16M Colors

1 Million+

Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)

Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Always-on display

120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

Yes

No

Yes

No

24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56

8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)

10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94

5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55

1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Panorama, HDR

Best Face, auto-HDR, panorama

LED Flash

LED flash

24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

HDR

HDR, HDR10+

Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)

Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Experience 9

One UI 8.5

Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CNExynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)

Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW

Mali-G71

Adreno 840 - US/CNXclipse 960 - ROW

6 GB

12GB

128 GB

256GB/512GB

Yes microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

No

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

microUSB 2.0

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

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15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) / 4.5W reverse wireless

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

3300 mAh battery

Li-Ion Li-Ion 4300 mAh

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25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min