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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Samsung Galaxy S7

2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
2.74 in
5.61 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
29
4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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25
4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
68 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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1 stars
0 %
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User rating
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB4 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Screen size5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density576.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Maximum card storage128GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Height5.65 in5.61 in
Width2.78 in2.74 in
Depth0.27 in0.31 in
Weight4.87 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
Hearth rate monitoryesyes
ANT+yesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputMHLNo

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging yesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

Pros & Cons

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          Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 - User Opinions

          • angelic
            over 1 year ago
            The Galaxy S7 comes with a Snapdragon 820 processor, while the Galaxy S6 houses an Exynos 7420 processor, comparable to the Snapdragon 810. The newer processor is an improvement. With a current generation processor and an extra gigabyte of RAM – 4 GB compared with 3 GB – the S7 is faster than the S6.Dec 19, 2018
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