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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S7 is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), having a overall score of 79.5 against 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy S7 is a a little lighter phone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but they have the same thickness. The Galaxy S7 features a CPU that's very similar to Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s processor, because although the Galaxy S7 has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a better pixel count in each inch in the display. Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little bit better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy S7 counts with a battery duration that's very similar to the battery life in Galaxy A5 (2017). Galaxy S7 takes a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a camera with way less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger camera aperture to take better captures and videos in low light environments.
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