Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2016-11-11 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.06 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| S-LCD 3 | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
The Galaxy S7 edge is just a bit better than the HTC Bolt, getting a global score of 78.1 against 75. The Galaxy S7 edge is a just a bit thinner and just a bit lighter cellphone than the HTC Bolt, even when they were only released 8 months apart. HTC Bolt features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. Both of them have a better pixel number per screen inch, the same exact 1440 x 2560 resolution and a screen with the same size.
The HTC Bolt features a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the HTC Bolt also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. HTC Bolt features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with more cores.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge features just a little better battery life than HTC Bolt, because it has a 13% more battery capacity. Galaxy S7 edge's camera is very similar to HTC Bolt's camera, because although the Galaxy S7 edge has a back facing camera with lot less megapixels and a worse video definition, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photography.
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