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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| 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 | |
| 50.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S7 has an overall score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than Fairphone 5's 75.5 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy S7 body is noticeably lighter and thinner than Fairphone 5, although it was released many years before. Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Fairphone 5, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite brighter screen, a better pixels count in each inch in the screen and a little bit higher 1440 x 2560 resolution.
Fairphone 5 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S7, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of cores (and faster). Samsung Galaxy S7 shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has a lot tinier sensor and a camera with much less mega-pixels, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photography.
Fairphone 5 features a much better storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy S7, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Fairphone 5 has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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