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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-07-04 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 has a general score of 79.5, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)'s overall score of 71.8. Galaxy S7 is a just a bit lighter device than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), but both are equally thin. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a much more vibrant display than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixel density and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Galaxy S7 features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with more RAM. Galaxy S7 captures slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a camera with less megapixels resolution, and they both have the same aperture, the Galaxy S7 also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy S7 has a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 200 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a battery performance that is very similar to Galaxy J5 (2017)'s battery lifetime.
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