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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2016-09-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 969.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 7 Plus has an overall score of 83.8, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 score. Although iPhone 7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) were only released with a few months difference, iPhone 7 Plus's body is just a little thinner but also a little bit heavier. The Apple iPhone 7 Plus features a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Apple iPhone 7 Plus also counts with a little bit higher pixel number per display inch.
IPhone 7 Plus counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2017), although it has a lower number of cores (but faster), they both have the same RAM amount. The iPhone 7 Plus shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a way lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images and a lot higher (4K) video quality.
The Apple iPhone 7 Plus has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has longer battery performance than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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