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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 96.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2021-12-10 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Frosted Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 22.92 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4500mAh 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia PRO-I is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy S7, getting a general score of 96.3 against 79.5. The Sony Xperia PRO-I construction is a lot newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than Samsung Galaxy S7. Xperia PRO-I has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S7 counts with a little more vivid screen than Sony Xperia PRO-I, although it has a lot smaller screen, a just a bit lower display density and a much lower resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Xperia PRO-I has a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S7, because it has 512 GB internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Xperia PRO-I shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier sensor which gives a worse image and video quality and a tinier aperture which is not good for low light images and video, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and a 12 mega-pixels camera in the back, the Xperia PRO-I also counts with better 120 frames per second video frame rate.
The Xperia PRO-I features a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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