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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2016-05-18 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 127.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 has an overall score of 79.5, which is better than Moto G4 Plus's overall score of 72.1. The Galaxy S7 construction is noticeably thinner and just a bit lighter than the Moto G4 Plus, even though both were released with only a few months difference. The Galaxy S7 features a little better processing power than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, although it has 4 lesser cores (although they are faster), they both have 4 GB of RAM.
The Galaxy S7 features a much sharper screen than Moto G4 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher count of pixels per screen inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Motorola Moto G4 Plus has a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows 72 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy S7 features a battery lifetime that is very similar to the battery performance in Moto G4 Plus. The Galaxy S7 counts with just a bit better camera than Moto G4 Plus, because although it has a lot worse resolution camera, it also counts with a larger aperture and a lot better video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper, making buying this phone a simple decision.
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