Phone Comparison - ZTE Nova 3.5 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

ZTE Nova 3.5
zte nova 3.5
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
samsung galaxy a7 (2017)
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general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Samsung
Announced February 2012 January 2017
Status Available - Q3 2013 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price - Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.43 in)
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight - -
SIM Type - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800
GSM 850 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor 800 MHz [Similar] 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar]
GPU - Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (171 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.63% 73.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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