Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Apple iPhone 6s Specs Comparison

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9	9.3
Samsung Galaxy S7	Apple iPhone 6s
Released · Mar 11, 2016	Released · Sep 25, 2015
5.1-inch · 2560x1440px	4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Single camera	Single camera
4GB · 32GB	2GB · 128GB
3000 mAh	1715 mAh

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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 21, 2016	Sep 09, 2015
Prices (MSRP)
$699	2GB/16GB - $649 \| €739 2GB/64GB - $749 \| €849 2GB/128GB - $849

Design

Dimensions
5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm	5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
Weight
5.36 oz / 152.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver, Pink, White, Pink gold	Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray

Display

Size
5.1-inch, 72.30% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.71% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz, 855 nits	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 576 PPI	1334x750px, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	6 (Poor)

Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Apple A9 APL0898
Processor
Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo	Dual-core Twiste
GPU
Adreno 530	PowerVR GT7600
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (UFS) 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	1715 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (HDR)	5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMG930F	Date approved: Sep 09, 2015 FCC ID value: BCG-E2946A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.43 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.03 W/kg	Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 0.38 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version


System chip	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 (14 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M1 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T880 MP12
Memory	4GB (LPDDR4)

with 16 GB storage


Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$649 \| €739

with 64 GB storage


Memory	64GB