Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Apple iPhone 7
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (with Exynos 8 Octa 8890) that was released on February 21, 2016, against the Apple iPhone 7, which is powered by Apple A10 Fusion and came out 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
- Comes with 1640 mAh larger battery capacity: 3600 vs 1960 mAh
- Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
- 64% higher pixel density (534 vs 326 PPI)
- Shows 13% longer battery life (17:58 vs 15:51 hours)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to
- Thinner bezels – 10.6% more screen real estate
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 200GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (15W versus 5W)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 7
- 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (512K versus 370K)
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (662 against 613 nits)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 73% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 721 and 417 points
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.5 mm narrower
- Weighs 19 grams less
- The phone is 7 months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2560 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 534 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 610 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 76.2% | 65.6% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 35.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1635:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S7 Edge
5.5″ (16:9 ratio) = 12.9 in2
iPhone 7
4.7″ (16:9 ratio) = 9.4 in2
~36% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) | 138.3 mm (5.44 inches) |
| Width | 72.6 mm (2.86 inches) | 67.1 mm (2.64 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.1 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 157 g (5.54 oz) | 138 g (4.87 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold | Black, Silver, Gold, Red, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 | Apple A10 Fusion |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2340 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 4 (2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Mongoose M1 |
- 2 cores at 1.05 GHz: Zephyr - 2 cores at 2.34 GHz: Hurricane |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 14 nanometers | 16 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | No |
| Graphics | Mali-T880 MP12 | PowerVR Series7XT Plus |
| GPU shading units | 252 | 192 |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~327.6 GFLOPS | ~249.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 417 | 721 |
| Multi-core score | 1241 | 1923 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 139972 | 204583 |
| GPU | 58761 | 63932 |
| Memory | 77391 | 75498 |
| UX | 94794 | 168292 |
| Total score | 370918 | 512305 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-06-25 (AnthonyX64) | GeekBench CPU | 417 / 1241 |
| 📘 2024-08-19 (DarkSword669) | GeekBench CPU | 413 / 1102 |
Apple iPhone 7
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 1794 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 200 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 6.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 8.0) | iOS 10 (Can be upgraded to iOS 15.8.5) |
| ROM | TouchWiz UI | - |
| OS size | 7.6 GB | 12.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3600 mAh | 1960 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA | No (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 40 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 1:55 hr | 2:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:39 hr | 05:50 hr |
| Watching video | 10:54 hr | 09:49 hr |
| Gaming | 04:42 hr | 03:22 hr |
| Standby | 90 hr | 80 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX260 | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 7 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4E5 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.1" (≈ 0.24 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.34 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1440p at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | Micro USB | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 9 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2016 | September 2016 |
| Release date | March 2016 | September 2016 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $800 | $649 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra | - Apple iPhone 8 |
| SAR (head) | 0.264 W/kg | 1.38 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.43 W/kg | 1.34 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. But if the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 7.
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