Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-10-20 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy C7 is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 5X, with a 77.7 score against 73.7. Samsung Galaxy C7's body is somewhat heavier but thinner than the Google Nexus 5X, and both of them were released with only 8 months difference. The Samsung Galaxy C7 has a little bit better hardware performance than Google Nexus 5X, because it has more processing cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Google Nexus 5X counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy C7, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, the Google Nexus 5X also counts with a just a bit higher screen pixels density. The Google Nexus 5X has a bit better camera than Galaxy C7, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and/or video in poorly lited situations and a lot worse 12.3 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy C7 features a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 64 GB internal storage and an external SD slot that holds up to 128 GB. Galaxy C7 counts with improved battery duration than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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