Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 7 Plus Manufactured in September, 2016, with display 5.5 with chipsetApple A10 Fusion, vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, Manufactured in March, 2016 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 7 Plus
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
- Higher pixel density: 534ppi
- Lighter design: 157g vs 188g
- Higher battery capacity: 3600mAh vs 2900mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 3/32 GB - 3/128 GB - 3/256 GB |
- 4/32 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 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 | 5.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x1920 pixels | 1440x2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Pixel density | 401 ppi | 534 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 610 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 67.7 % | 76.2 % |
| Features | n/a | Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | n/a |
| Response time | 26.5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1591:1 | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) | 150.9 mm (5.94 in) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) | 72.6 mm (2.86 in) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 157 g (5.54 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Metal | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gold - Red - Pink |
- Black - Silver - Gold |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A10 Fusion | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 |
| Max Frequency | 2340 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 4 (2 + 2) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/1.05 (Zephyr) - 2/2.34 (Hurricane) |
- 4/1.6 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.3 (Mongoose M1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 16 nm | 14 nm |
| Neural Processor | No | No |
| Graphics | PowerVR GT7600 | Mali-T880 MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 192 | 192 |
| GPU Frequency | 650 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | 249.6 GFLOPS | 249.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 724 | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1929 | n/a |
| CPU | 130186 | 91571 |
| GPU | 87953 | 67373 |
| Memory | 74543 | 76050 |
| UX | 105400 | 64743 |
| NanoReview Score | 398082 | 299737 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44.9 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 67 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 15 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2632 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 1794 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 32 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 32 GB - 64 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.0 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 10 (Upgradeable to iOS 15.8.1) | Android 6.0 (Upgradeable to Android 8.0) |
| OS Size | 12.5 GB | 7.6 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | TouchWiz UI |
Battery
| Volume | 2900 mAh | 3600 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 5 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No (7.5 W) | Yes Qi/PMA |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | No | Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 40 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 4:01 h | 1:55 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:20 h | 06:39 h |
| Video Playback | 10:24 h | 10:54 h |
| Games | 04:07 h | 04:42 h |
| Standby Mode | 98 h | 90 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4000x3000 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 (720p) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight Camera | Sony IMX260 |
| Sensor size | 1/3 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.4 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 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 7 MP | 5 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3088x2320 pixels | 2560x1440 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | Samsung S5K4E5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.1 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.34 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | No | Micro USB |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
| 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 | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| 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 (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600) |
| LTE category | 12 | 9 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2016 yr | February, 2016 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2016 yr | March, 2016 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 769 | 800 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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