Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2016-03-11 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S7 edge is a bit better than the Galaxy C5, with a score of 78.1 against 76.4. These phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy S7 edge has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy C5 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Despite being the best cellphone in this review, it must be noted that it is also thicker and a little heavier.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a little bigger display, a higher pixels amount per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge features just a bit better processing power than Galaxy C5, although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), they both have a 4 GB RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy C5, because although it has a camera in the back with lot less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a larger camera aperture. The Galaxy C5 features a bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows 72 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy S7 edge has a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a 38% larger battery size.
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