alcatel Idol Mini vs Samsung Galaxy A7

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Idol Mini:

  LCD

  Galaxy A7:

  OLED

• Weight

  Idol Mini: 45 g lighter

  Idol Mini:

  96 g

  Galaxy A7:

  141 g

• Width

  Idol Mini: 14.2 mm narrower

  Idol Mini:

  62 mm

  Galaxy A7:

  76.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Idol Mini: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  Idol Mini:

  4.3 in

  Galaxy A7:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Idol Mini:

  Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)

  Galaxy A7:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) A700FD -Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) A700F

• Depth

  Galaxy A7: 1.6 mm thinner

  Idol Mini:

  7.9 mm

  Galaxy A7:

  6.3 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Height:

   127.1 mm

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm +1.6 mm versus Galaxy A7

2. 2. Galaxy A7

   Height:

   151 mm +23.9 mm versus Idol Mini

   Width:

   76.2 mm +14.2 mm versus Idol Mini

   Depth:

   6.3 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy A7

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Galaxy A7 has approximately 63.6% more rectangular screen area than Idol Mini.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

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