Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 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 |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S7 is just a bit better than Galaxy S III, getting a 79.5 score against 72.7. The Samsung Galaxy S7 design is much newer and a little bit thinner, but somewhat heavier than the Galaxy S III. The Samsung Galaxy S7's processing unit is very similar to Samsung Galaxy S III's processing unit, because although the Samsung Galaxy S7 has doesn't have an extra GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S7 features a much better looking display than Galaxy S III, because it has a much better resolution of 1440 x 2560px, a much brighter screen, a little bit bigger screen and a lot better display pixels density. The Galaxy S III features more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S7, because although it has a SD memory slot that holds 136 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S7 has a very superior battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2100mAh. The Galaxy S7 captures better videos and photos than Galaxy S III, because it has a way bigger camera aperture for better low light photos and videos, a bigger back camera sensor, a lot more MP camera in the back and a lot higher (4K) video definition.
Samsung Galaxy S7 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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