Product
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Apple iPhone 7 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 21 h (3G)
Type Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 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) 188 g (6.63 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Comms
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
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
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 Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
  - 3D Touch display & home button
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 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Dual - 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", AF, 2x optical zoom
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF -
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 NVMe
Misc
Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Models SM-A720F, SM-A720S A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4, iPhone9,2
SAR 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784
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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1661, A1784
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
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 A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.4
Selfie camera
Features - Face detection, HDR
Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Audio quality - Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 75h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker - Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 72dB
Performance - Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796