HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

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

  Windows Phone 8S:

  LCD

  Galaxy A7 (2016):

  OLED

• Weight

  Windows Phone 8S: 59 g lighter

  Windows Phone 8S:

  113 g

  Galaxy A7 (2016):

  172 g

• Width

  Windows Phone 8S: 11.1 mm narrower

  Windows Phone 8S:

  63 mm

  Galaxy A7 (2016):

  74.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Windows Phone 8S: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  Windows Phone 8S:

  4 in

  Galaxy A7 (2016):

  5.5 in

• Depth

  Galaxy A7 (2016): 3 mm thinner

  Windows Phone 8S:

  10.3 mm

  Galaxy A7 (2016):

  7.3 mm

• Height

  Windows Phone 8S: 31 mm shorter

  Windows Phone 8S:

  120.5 mm

  Galaxy A7 (2016):

  151.5 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. Windows Phone 8S

   Height:

   120.5 mm

   Width:

   63 mm

   Depth:

   10.3 mm +3 mm versus Galaxy A7 (2016)

2. 2. Galaxy A7 (2016)

   Height:

   151.5 mm +31 mm versus Windows Phone 8S

   Width:

   74.1 mm +11.1 mm versus Windows Phone 8S

   Depth:

   7.3 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. Windows Phone 8S

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy A7 (2016)

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Galaxy A7 (2016) has approximately 83.1% more rectangular screen area than Windows Phone 8S.

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

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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