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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 has a general score of 79.5, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5's 79.3 score. Even though the Galaxy S7 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 were released only 7 months apart, the Galaxy S7 body is lighter but also just a little bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a bit better processing power than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy S7 also has a greater number of cores.
Galaxy S7 features a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1440 x 2560, the Galaxy S7 also counts with a bit greater display pixels density. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a better memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 200 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for capturing images in poorly lited situations and a tinier back camera sensor capturing lower quality photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a much better 16 MP resolution back camera.
The Galaxy S7 features a battery duration that's very similar to the battery performance in Samsung Galaxy Note 5.
Galaxy S7 not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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