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Apple iPhone 7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Mobile Phone
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4.3 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
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3.7 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
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4.5 out of 5
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 10Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.15 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996MediaTek Cortex-A53Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
RAM memory3 GB4 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
4 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 530PowerVR GE8320ARM Mali-T880 MP12

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in6.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1600 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS TFT
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi515.0 ppi
N/A
534.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnoyes
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.8 f
N/A
1.7 f
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/2.2F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
LED flash
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB
N/A
200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
Black
  • Blue
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
MaterialAluminumMetal
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesno
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnoyes
N/A
no
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.29 in6.46 in5.94 in
Width3.07 in3.07 in2.98 in2.85 in
Depth0.29 in0.3 in0.35 in0.3 in
Weight6.63 oz6.14 oz7.23 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.24.2
N/A
4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightningUSB
N/A
USB
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
No
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyes
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium IonLithium ion
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3200.0 mAh5000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h160.0 h
N/A
336.0 h
Talk time21.0 h16.0 h57.0 h33.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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