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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2022-07-21 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S7 is just a bit better than Google Pixel 6a, having a global score of 79.5 against 76.4. Galaxy S7 is an older cellphone than the Google Pixel 6a, but it's somewhat lighter and thinner anyway. Galaxy S7 counts with a much more vibrant display than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display and a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S7 features a really superior hardware performance than Google Pixel 6a, although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser processing cores. The Google Pixel 6a counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel 6a and Galaxy S7 both count with similar cameras, and although the Google Pixel 6a has a back-facing camera with more MP and higher 60 frames per second video frame rate, they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a F1.7 camera aperture. The Google Pixel 6a counts with a superior battery life than Galaxy S7, because it has a 4410mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S7 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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