Not only among the major manufacturers does the new Galaxy A7, but also some of the higher-end Chinese low-cost phablets can be stiff competition, as they also offer us Technical specifications very close to those of its flagship but with much more affordable prices and a great example of this is undoubtedly the OnePlus 3T, which is going to be measured in our comparative today's phablet Samsung. Which of the is a better bet in terms of quality / price ratio? We look forward to helping you decide.
Integrated
Although the absence of a physical home button made it more different from the first models of the OnePlus of the phablets of Samsung, The truth is that with the location of the fingerprint reader on the front its designs have come a little closer, although the lines of the seconds tend to be somewhat smoother, as we also see with the new Galaxy A7. The two also arrive with metal casings, but the Korean phablet still has a point in its favor, which is water resistance.
Dimensions
In dimensions, there is quite a clear difference between the two, especially in size (15,68x7,76 inch against 15,27x7,47 inch), although it is logical if we take into account that the screen of the Galaxy A7 it is a little bigger. We cannot specify for the moment how much the difference in weight is, but we can add that the OnePlus 3T is something finer too7,9 mm against 7,4 mm).
Screen
We just mentioned that the Galaxy A7 has a slightly larger screen (5.7 inches against 5.5 inches) and this is probably the most important difference in this section, since the resolution is the same in both cases (1920 x 1080) and only the pixel density (PPI 387 against PPI 401) as a consequence of that.
Performance
This is the section where the balance leans most clearly on the side of the OnePlus 3T, because that is probably where much of its appeal lies: while the phablet of Samsung mounts a Exynos 7880 (eight cores and 1,9 GHz frequency) and has 3 GB of RAM memory, that of OnePlus arrives with a Snapdragon 821 (eight cores and 2,35 GHz frequency) and has 6 GB of RAM.
Storage capacity
In the storage capacity section, which one wins depends on our priorities: on the one hand, the OnePlus 3T arrives with 64 GB internal memory, by 32 GB of the Galaxy A7; on the other, the phablet of Samsung It gives us the opportunity to expand it externally, something that we will not be able to do with your opponent.
Cameras
Surprisingly, we have a tie in the cameras section, and we say that it is surprising because it is not usual to find smartphones or phablets that have a front camera of the same level as the main one, as happens with both the Galaxy A7 as with the OnePlus 3T, whose cameras are all from 16 MP.
Autonomy
The phablet battery Samsung has a capacity somewhat greater than that of OnePlus (3600 mAh against 3400 mAh), but it is difficult to say if this will be enough to guarantee that its autonomy will be greater, considering that consumption is the other half of the equation and a larger screen should make it increase considerably. We will have to wait for the verdict of the independent tests.
Price
El OnePlus 3T sold right now for $440, which should place you in the orbit of the Galaxy A7 (2017) that, judging by its predecessors, it is expected that it will have a price between 400 and 500 euros, although there is still nothing confirmed (we do not even have information on how much it will cost in other countries that allows us to make a translation to euros that we can serve as an indication of what range it will move into).
Here you can consult the complete technical sheet of the Galaxy A7 (2017) and the OnePlus 3T yourselves.