Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Apple iPhone 7 specs, features, price news: Battle between 2 flagship giants

Sunshine Navarro Friday, September 30, 2016

The new iPhone 7 smartphone goes on sale inside an Apple Inc. store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Sept. 16. | Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

Now that Apple has unveiled the iPhone 7, it's time to compare it with the Samsung Galaxy S7, which had a six-month head start and is, by far, considered the best flagship phone for much of 2016. So, in the matter of Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Apple iPhone 7, how do their respective specs, features, and prices compare?

Both are packed with high-end specs and advanced features. The Galaxy S7 sports an aluminum body panel, front and back glass panels, and IP68 water and dust-proof design. It boasts of 1.5m submersion for up to 30 minutes. On the other hand, Mobile & Apps notes that the iPhone 7, while sporting an aluminum chassis, features an IP67 water and dust-proof design with 1m submersion for up to 30 minutes.

When it comes to screen display, the Samsung Galaxy S7 features a 5.1-inch screen, 1440X2560 pixels resolution, and Super AMOLED display. Meanwhile, the iPhone 7 has a 4.7-inch screen, 750x1334 pixels resolution, and LED-backlit IPS LCD 3D Touch display.

In the matter of operating system, the Galaxy S7 runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow while the iPhone 7 runs on iOS 10.0.1, which users can upgrade to iOS 10.0.2. As for storage GSM Arena reports that the Galaxy S7 is available in two variants, 32 GB and 64 GB with microSD storage that can support up to 256 GB. It also boasts of 4 GB RAM, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820/Exynos 8890 Octa chipset, and 3,000 mAh battery. The iPhone 7, meanwhile, is available in three variants, 32 GB, 128 GB, and 256 GB but has no microSD slot. It has 2 GB RAM, Apple A10 Fusion processor and 1960 mAh battery.

In terms of graphics processor, the Samsung Galaxy S7 features the Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 whereas the Apple iPhone 7 has six-core graphics. A 12MP rear camera with phase detection autofocus, OIS and LED flash and 5MP front camera with dual video call and Auto HDR functions are built into the Galaxy S7. The iPhone 7 also features a 12 MP rear camera with phase detection autofocus, OIS and quad-LED (dual tone) flash and 7 MP front camera with face detection, HDR and panorama.

While the Galaxy S7's camera features include geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR and panorama, the iPhone 7 mostly features the same: geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8 MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection and HDR (photo/panorama).

Lastly, the price of the Apple iPhone 7 for the basic variant is $649 USD, while the Samsung Galaxy S7 is priced at $670 USD.