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Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Sony Xperia X Performance

2.74 in
5.61 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
2.77 in
5.66 in
Sony Xperia X Performance Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia X Performance
Editiorial reviews
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
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11
3.3 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
60 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
42
4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
41
4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory4 GB3 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
Screen size5.1 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density576.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f2.0 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.7F/2.0

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage200GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Metal
Water resistantyesyes
Shock resistantnono
Dust resistantyesyes

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
Height5.61 in5.66 in
Width2.74 in2.77 in
Depth0.31 in0.34 in
Weight5.36 oz5.82 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
Pedometeryesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
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 transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time288.0 h540.0 h
Talk time27.0 h15.7 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S7

          Often compared with Sony Xperia X Performance