Product
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Battery
Charging 18W wired -
Music play Up to 59 h -
Stand-by - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 23 h (3G) Up to 24 h (3G)
Type Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2750 mAh, non-removable (10.45 Wh)
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm (6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in) 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Comms
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
  - 3D Touch display
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+Samsung Pay -
Launch
Announced 2017, January. Released 2017, January 2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 NVMe
Misc
Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Models SM-A720F, SM-A720S A1634, A1687, A1690, A1699, iPhone8,2
SAR 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)     1.12 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     0.93 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 - A1633
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1634
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise-91.9dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 115h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124(sunlight) -
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 81dB -
Performance GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Exynos 7880 (14 nm) Apple A9 (14/16 nm - maker dependant)
CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Mali-T830MP3 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Selfie camera
Features - Face detection, HDR, panorama
Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
  - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Tests
Audio quality - Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -71.1dB
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 85h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - Contrast ratio: 1382:1 (nominal), 3.530 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker - Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 64dB
Performance - Basemark OS II 2.0: 2261