Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A52
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 7 Plus Manufactured in September, 2016, with display 5.5 with chipsetApple A10 Fusion, vs Samsung Galaxy A52, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 7 Plus
- Lighter design: 188g vs 189g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A52
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher pixel density: 407ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2900mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 3/32 GB - 3/128 GB - 3/256 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 5.5 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x1920 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 401 ppi | 407 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 67.7 % | 85 % |
| Features | n/a | Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | 99.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 183 Hz |
| Response time | 26.5 ms | 4.4 ms |
| Contrast | 1591:1 | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) | 159.9 mm (6.3 in) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Metal | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gold - Red - Pink |
- White - Black - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A10 Fusion | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
| Max Frequency | 2340 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 4 (2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 2/1.05 (Zephyr) - 2/2.34 (Hurricane) |
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | No | Hexagon 692 |
| Graphics | PowerVR GT7600 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU Cores | 192 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 650 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 249.6 GFLOPS | 384 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 724 | 641 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1929 | 1750 |
| CPU | 130186 | 135651 |
| GPU | 87953 | 73380 |
| Memory | 74543 | 71690 |
| UX | 105400 | 95511 |
| NanoReview Score | 398082 | 376232 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44.9 °C | 40.1 °C |
| Stability | 67 % | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | 15 fps | 6 fps |
| Graphics Score | 2632 | 1039 |
| Writing score | n/a | 9328 |
| Web score | n/a | 7276 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6297 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7453 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8913 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 3 GB | - 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 32 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 10 (Upgradeable to iOS 15.8.1) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 12.5 GB | 25.8 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 2900 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 5 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | No | Yes (35% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 4:01 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:20 h | 08:10 h |
| Video Playback | 10:24 h | 12:28 h |
| Games | 04:07 h | 04:57 h |
| Standby Mode | 98 h | 122 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 64 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 9000x7000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight Camera | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/3 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 56 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 7 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3088x2320 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | 12 | 15 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2016 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2016 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 769 | 350 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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