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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 439.00 | $ 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) 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 Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 28 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 is just a bit better than Galaxy S6 edge+, with a 79.5 score against 79.3. Even though Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ were released only 7 months apart, Galaxy S7's design is just a bit lighter but also thicker. Galaxy S7 has a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution, the Galaxy S7 also counts with a just a little better pixels density.
Galaxy S7 counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy S7 also has a greater number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ captures clearer videos and photos than Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor and a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ also counts with a lot better resolution back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S7 features a bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 200 GB. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a battery duration that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ one.
The Galaxy S7 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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