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| Global Score | |
| 52 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Kyocera | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-07-22 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.66 x 2.85 x 0.42 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 125.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 220 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 7.65 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 600 hours standby time 18 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 has a score of 79.5, which is much better than Kyocera Hydro Wave's overall score of 52. Galaxy S7's construction is noticeably thinner but a bit heavier than the Kyocera Hydro Wave, and they were released only 8 months apart. The Samsung Galaxy S7 has a much sharper screen than Kyocera Hydro Wave, because it has a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, a little bit bigger screen and a lot better pixel number per inch of display.
The Galaxy S7 counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Kyocera Hydro Wave, because it has 24 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 200 GB. The Galaxy S7 features a superior performance than Kyocera Hydro Wave, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
Galaxy S7 shoots greater videos and photos than Kyocera Hydro Wave, because it has a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera and a lot better (4K) video quality. The Galaxy S7 counts with better battery duration than Kyocera Hydro Wave, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S7 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper.
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