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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-01 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 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 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 |
| 3 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 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 global score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy J7 (2017)'s overall score of 73.5. The Galaxy S7 construction has the same thickness than Galaxy J7 (2017), but it is somewhat lighter. The Galaxy S7 counts with a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution.
The Galaxy S7 features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has lesser cpu cores (but faster), it also counts with more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has an external memory slot that allows 56 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) features better battery performance than Galaxy S7, because it has a 20% larger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S7 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a back facing camera with a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, and they both have a same size aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S7 also counts with a way higher video quality.
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