Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs OnePlus 5 vs Essential PH-1

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung OnePlus Essential
Announced January 2017 June 2017 May 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - June 2017
Price Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,999 ($479.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Midnight Black, Slate Gray Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm
(6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
(5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 153 g (5.4 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual-SIM Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface - Oxygen OS Ambient OS
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 3 GB 6/8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Optic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.71 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.79% 72.81% 84.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP Dual 20 MP + 16 MP Dual 13 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3600 mAh 3300 mAh 3040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -