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Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Sony Xperia Z5

2.74 in
5.61 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
2.83 in
5.75 in
Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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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17
4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
83 %
3 stars
0 %
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 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory4 GB3 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Screen size5.1 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density576.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage200GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantyesyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Height5.61 in5.75 in
Width2.74 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.29 in
Weight5.36 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
Pedometeryesyes
ANT+yesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • 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 outputNoMHL

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
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
  • 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
4G LTEyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time288.0 h540.0 h
Talk time27.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging yesno

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