Face-off Between Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Apple iPhone 7 - Should You Upgrade?

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Dec 19, 2016 12:58 PM EST

Comparing two major flagship smartphones each from tech giants is a big deal. Android vs iOS and Samsung vs Apple is a fierce battle and all the features, cons, and pros must curate to know which one is the best. A face-off between Apple iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S7.

Design - Apple iPhone 7 was launch in September offering five color variants. As per Trusted Reviews, the iPhone 7 is sturdier than its previous phones. The layout is roughly the same as iPhone 6S but with slim bezels and 7.1mm width, it has some majestic power to attract masses. It weights only 138g where o the other hand, Samsung Galaxy S7 weighs 152g making it a little bulkier. Galaxy S7 has front and rear glass where the front glass molds into the bezel that gives a refined appearance. If the user is somewhat clumsy, Galaxy S7 might not a great option to choose as it is prone to get cracks and scratches more often.

Display - iPhone 7 has a 4.7" Retina HD Display with 1,334*750 pixels i.e. 326 ppi gives a vivid and vibrant picture quality. Coupled with 3D touch, the display lets the user hover on the screen just a touch. The picture quality is superb. Samsung Galaxy S7 has 5.1" AMOLED display with 1,440*2,560 pixels and 577 ppi which kind of declare the results on which smartphone has better Display. It is Galaxy S7 will feature a ludicrous and glorious picture quality that beats all odds.

Performance - Powered by an A10 Fusion chip, iPhone 7 has Quad core 2.34 GHz processor with six-core graphics and a RAM of 2GB. Internal Storage options available are 32/128/256 GB. On the flip side, Samsung Galaxy S7 has a custom-built Exynos 8890 2.3Ghz processor ith Mali-T880 MP12 GPU. The U.S. based iteration features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with Adreno 530 GPU. It has a 4GB RAM with 32 or 64GB internal storage option that can expand up to 256GB. Although the Galaxy S7 has an impressive performance, iPhone 7 truly beats it like a king. The A10 Fusion chip is more powerful and less power consuming beast than A9 chip and it can handle almost any process and any heavy application with utter ease, unlike Galaxy S7.

After a detailed analysis of both the smartphones, the report by Forbes stated that Samsung Galaxy S7 has few weak points that are Performance and Software as Apple iPhone 7 has more appealing configuration, however, the iPhone 7 lacks features related to Battery Life, Display, Design, and Camera which means Samsung is a clear winner. The perspective can be different, however, the winner is the one who has all it takes to have the number one position.

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