Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Apple iPhone 7

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Apple iPhone 7 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.34 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge runs at 2.3 GHz, making Apple iPhone 7 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 4.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 7's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and Apple iPhone 7 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Apple iPhone 7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 7 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge offers 5 MP, making Apple iPhone 7 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge offers a higher battery capacity with 3600 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 1960 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and Apple iPhone 7 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 7 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

18 Mar, 2016
07 Oct, 2016
13 Mar, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Apple A10 Fusion
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
4 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
Flexible AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
750x1334 px (HD+)
1224x2720 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
7 MP
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3600 mAh
1960 mAh
5400 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
50W Quick Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.0
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.1/10

Pros

  • Looks sexy, survives splashes
  • Loaded hardware and software features
  • Awesome camera image quality
  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • New Glyph Bar is useful & attractive
  • Bright, punchy display
  • Capable telephoto camera
  • Clean, bloatware-free software

Cons

  • Slippery as hell
  • Heats a tad when stressed
  • Random reboots on occasion
  • A few issues with the touchscreen
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No NFC support
  • Selfie camera needs improvement

User Ratings

4.4/5
(4,535 ratings)
4.5/5
(106,363 ratings)
4.5/5
(6,818 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
1,176,492
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
14h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 07, 2016
(Official)
Mar 05, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
iOS v10
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Apple A10 Fusion APL1024
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC
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Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, M1 Mongoose 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr
Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

N/A
M10 motion
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
16 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP12
PowerVR GT7600 Plus
Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB
2 GB
6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR4
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
1,176,492

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
1,116

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
38.6 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
IPS LCD
Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
750x1334 px (HD+)
1224x2720 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1600 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
2160 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
2500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
16:9
20:9

Pixel Density

534 ppi
326 ppi
440 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.94 %
65.47 %
87.37 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

150.9 mm
138.3 mm
163.9 mm

Width

72.6 mm
67.1 mm
77.5 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
7.1 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

157 grams
138 grams
205 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP67
Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4608 x 2592 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/4.1" sensor size CMOS 1.34µm pixel size
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.44" sensor size

Flash

No
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3600 mAh
1960 mAh
5400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 27 Hours(3G)
Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A
Yes 50W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 19 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
14h 42m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.0
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.296 W/kg
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDMI

N/A
No
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A

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