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Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Sony Xperia XR

2.74 in
5.61 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
2.83 in
5.76 in
Sony Xperia XR Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XR
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
25
4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
68 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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2
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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 %
43
4.1 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia XRSony Xperia XR
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 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 XRSony Xperia XR
Screen size5.1 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density576.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia XRSony Xperia XR
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia XRSony Xperia XR
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia XRSony Xperia XR
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage200GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia XRSony Xperia XR
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Blue

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia XRSony Xperia XR
Height5.61 in5.76 in
Width2.74 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia XRSony Xperia XR
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia XRSony Xperia XR
Dual sim supportyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.2
NFCyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia XRSony Xperia XR
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyes
4G LTEyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S7

          Often compared with Sony Xperia XR