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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 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
Galaxy S7 has a score of 79.5, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. Galaxy S7's body has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but it's lighter. Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a lot better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a greater screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy S7's processing unit is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) one, because although the Samsung Galaxy S7 has a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with more RAM memory. The Galaxy S7 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot less mega pixels back camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and videos and a much better (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little bit more memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S7, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. Galaxy A7 (2017) has better battery lifetime than Galaxy S7, because it has a 20 percent larger battery capacity.
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