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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia U Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia U
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4.5 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 4.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-400
RAM memory4 GB4 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.5 in3.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px854 x 480 px
Technology
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density576.0 ppi534.0 ppi280.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f1.7 f
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.7F/1.7
N/A
Light sourceLED flashLED flash
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
Maximum card storage200GB200GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
  • Yellow
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
Water resistantyesyesno
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantyesyes
N/A
Fully waterproofyes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.61 in5.94 in4.4 in
Width2.74 in2.85 in2.1 in
Depth0.31 in0.3 in0.5 in
Weight5.36 oz5.54 oz3.88 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Pedometeryesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryesyes
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.22.1 EDR
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNoNoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
N/A
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
A-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesno
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh1290.0 mAh
Standby time288.0 h336.0 h472.0 h
Talk time27.0 h33.0 h5.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesno
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging yesyesno
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A

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