Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-03-11 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 336.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 edge has an overall score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Galaxy S7 edge's design is just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than Galaxy A5 (2017), despite of the fact that it was released just 10 months before. The Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy S7 edge count with really similar CPUs, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores (although slower).
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px, a little bigger screen and a better screen pixels density. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little bit more memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy S7 edge has better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Galaxy S7 edge takes slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot less mega-pixels back camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better low-light captures and videos and a much better 3840x2160 video definition.
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