Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Samsung S8530 Wave II

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

  Galaxy A7:

  OLED

  S8530 Wave II:

  LCD

• Weight

  S8530 Wave II: 6 g lighter

  Galaxy A7:

  141 g

  S8530 Wave II:

  135 g

• Width

  S8530 Wave II: 16.4 mm narrower

  Galaxy A7:

  76.2 mm

  S8530 Wave II:

  59.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  S8530 Wave II: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy A7:

  5.5 in

  S8530 Wave II:

  3.7 in

• Depth

  Galaxy A7: 5.5 mm thinner

  Galaxy A7:

  6.3 mm

  S8530 Wave II:

  11.8 mm

• Height

  S8530 Wave II: 27.1 mm shorter

  Galaxy A7:

  151 mm

  S8530 Wave II:

  123.9 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. Galaxy A7

   Height:

   151 mm +27.1 mm versus S8530 Wave II

   Width:

   76.2 mm +16.4 mm versus S8530 Wave II

   Depth:

   6.3 mm

2. 2. S8530 Wave II

   Height:

   123.9 mm

   Width:

   59.8 mm

   Depth:

   11.8 mm +5.5 mm versus Galaxy A7

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. Galaxy A7

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. S8530 Wave II

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 cm²

Galaxy A7 has approximately 114% more rectangular screen area than S8530 Wave II.

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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