Comparison of Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256Gb and Samsung Z smartphones based on their characteristics

Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256Gb

Samsung Z

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Apple

Samsung

Phone model

iPhone 7 Plus 256Gb

Z

Year of release

2016

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

158 mm

138 mm

Body width

78 mm

70 mm

Body thickness

7.3 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

188 g

136 g

Volume

89.96 cm³

81.99 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Aluminium alloy

• Plastic

Colors

• Pink
• Golden
• Silver
• Black

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Apple A10 Fusion

• Krait 400

CPU clock speed

2370 MHz

2300 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

64 + 64 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

3 MB

2 MB

Level 3 cache (L3)

4 MB

Processor size

64 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

16 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR

• Qualcomm Adreno 330

GPU clock speed

450 MHz

Number of GPU cores

6

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR4

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

800 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 256 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Apple A10 Fusion

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

Operating system

Operating system

iOS 10

Battery

Battery capacity

2900

2600

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

21 h

Standby time in GSM networks

384 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

21 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

384 h

Duration of listening to music

60 h

Video watching duration

14 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.5 in

4.8 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• HD

Pixel density

401 ppi

306 ppi

Screen technology

Retina Display

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Contrast ratio

1300:1

Screen brightness

625 cd/m²

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

12 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4618 x 2598 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Dual camera

The presence of a flash

Flash type

4 LEDs

LED

Digital zoom

10 X

Optical zoom

2 X

Photomatrix model

Sony Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Aperture

f/1.8

Number of lens elements

6

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Face and shape recognition
• Exposure control
• Auto hdr
• Automatic image stabilization
• Serial shooting
• Timer mode

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Digital video zoom

6 X

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• Frame-by-frame mode with image stabilization cinematic video stabilization
• Tracking autofocus
• Face and shape recognition

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

7 Mp

2.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3528 x 1984 pixels

1932 x 1087 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Aperture

f/2.2

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1700 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz
• CDMA 2100 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 1900+ MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2300 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 9

• LTE Cat 4

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi MIMO

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.2

4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Cell ID location

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• H.263
• H.264

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• ALAC
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• FLAC
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Cover Flow mode

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

AirPrint support

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• ICloud
• ITunes Store
• App Store
• Apple Pay

• Facebook
• Youtube
• Яндекс поиск

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Installed games

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Data encryption in the phone

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

1.34 W/kg