Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 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 |
| 4.71 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 |
| $ 220.00 | $ 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 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 7.56 | 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 has a score of 79.5, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S III's global score of 72.9. Even though Samsung Galaxy S7 is somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S III, it's just a bit thinner and also notably newer. Galaxy S7 features a sharper screen than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution, a lot more pixels per inch in the display, a quite larger display and a lot brighter screen.
The Galaxy S III counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S III also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Galaxy S7 counts with more storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S III, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy S7 also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 200 GB.
The Galaxy S7 has a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 43% bigger battery capacity. Galaxy S7 features a much better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a way more MP back facing camera, a way better (4K) video quality, a bigger back-facing camera sensor and a much bigger aperture to take better photography in low light situations.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy S7 is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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