Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-04-29 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kryo 585 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 slightly better than OnePlus 8 UW, getting a score of 78.1 against 75.9. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy S7 edge has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy S7 edge is a lot older than the OnePlus 8 UW, it's construction is a little thinner and somewhat lighter.
The OnePlus 8 UW features a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bigger screen. The OnePlus 8 UW counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM.
OnePlus 8 UW has a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. OnePlus 8 UW features better battery life than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 3600mAh.
OnePlus 8 UW captures greater pictures and videos than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for capturing photos or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the OnePlus 8 UW also counts with a bigger sensor providing a better image quality, a camera with much more MP and higher video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it a great choice.
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