Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6s: three-way specs comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm	5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 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	4.87 oz / 138.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver, Pink, White, Pink gold	Black, Gold, Blue, White	Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray

Display

Size
5.1-inch, 72.30% screen-to-body	5.1-inch, 70.48% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.71% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz, 855 nits	Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 576 PPI	2560x1440px, 577 PPI	1334x750px, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
		Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm)	Apple A9 APL0898
Processor
Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53	Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-T760 MP8	PowerVR GT7600
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (UFS) 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB	not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	2550 mAh, Li - Ion	1715 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Fast charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	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	16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.12 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	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 (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling	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) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)	5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1	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 Multiple antennas, 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	microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	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/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	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, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41		38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5	5, 2, 1	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, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	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: Mar 02, 2015 FCC ID value: A3LSMG920A	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: 0.49 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.25 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg	Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 0.38 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 21, 2016	Mar 01, 2015	Sep 09, 2015
Prices (MSRP)
$699		$849