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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 3.84 |
| 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
IPhone 7 has a global score of 81.6, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. IPhone 7's construction is a lot lighter and a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), even when both of them were released with only a few months difference. Apple iPhone 7 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), although it has a lot worse 750 x 1334 resolution, a bit smaller screen and a little bit inferior amount of pixels per inch of display.
The iPhone 7 has a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. IPhone 7 features just a little better performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores.
IPhone 7 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a much less MP resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a larger aperture to capture better images in poorly lited environments. Galaxy A7 (2017) has a way better battery performance than iPhone 7, because it has an 84 percent bigger battery capacity.
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