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| Global Score | |
| 88.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2017-11-03 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1149.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.17 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.72 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone X is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, getting an 88.1 score against 75.8. The Apple iPhone X is a newer device, and it's also noticeably thinner and just a little bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Apple iPhone X counts with a better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a higher number of faster cores.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active features a little bit better looking screen than Apple iPhone X, because although it has much worse brightness and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a quite better 1440 x 2560 resolution. The Apple iPhone X counts with a much better memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Galaxy S7 Active features a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone X, because it has a 47% bigger battery capacity. IPhone X has a slightly better camera than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video definition and a same resolution back-facing camera, the iPhone X also counts with higher video frame rate.
Although Apple iPhone X is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy Apple iPhone X, else you can save a couple dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, resigning a couple features and specifications.
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