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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-03-11 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 has an overall score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus's 78.6 general score. Even though the Galaxy S7 is extremely older than the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, it's body is incredibly lighter and thinner. The Xperia XA2 Plus has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S7, because it has more RAM memory and 4 more 2200 MHz processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 has a sharper display than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher quantity of pixels per display inch, way more screen brightness and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xperia XA2 Plus also counts with a larger sensor and a camera with lot more MP.
The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. Sony Xperia XA2 Plus features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy S7, because it has a 3580mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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