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Samsung Galaxy S7


Sony Xperia XZ


Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia XZ

Released in March 2016. Features 5.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 577 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 8890 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Released in October 2016. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 with up to 3 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 2,900 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Lighter (6%)
  • Much better quality screen (27%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • Much more processing power (35%)
  • Slightly better battery capacity (3%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S7 Sony Xperia XZ
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date March 2016 October 2016
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0) Android 6.0
Dimensions
Size 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in
146.0 x 72.0 x 8.1 mm
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in
Weight 152 g
5.36 oz
161 g
5.68 oz
Screen
Size 5.1 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1,440 x 2,560 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 577 424
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 12 MP f/1.7 Wide 23 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front 5 MP f/1.7 Wide 13 MP f/2.0 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 3 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 8890
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Quad-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.30 GHz Mongoose
4x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
2x 2.15 GHz Kryo
2x 1.60 GHz Kryo
GPU Mali-T880 MP12 Adreno 530
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 2,900 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True False
USB Type-C False True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy S7 Sony Xperia XZ

Samsung Galaxy S7

Sony Xperia XZ

5.1"
152 g
5.36 oz

5.2"
161 g
5.68 oz