Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| 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 Galaxy S7 edge is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a global score of 78.1 against 75.8. Galaxy S7 edge is an older device than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's just a little bit thinner and a bit lighter anyway. Galaxy S7 edge has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution, a little bit larger display and a greater pixels number in each inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little bit better storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and Galaxy A5 (2017) count with quite similar CPUs, because although the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has less processing cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy S7 edge features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much lower resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a much higher video quality and a bigger aperture for better photos and video in low-light environments.
Galaxy S7 edge has superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 20% larger battery capacity.
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