Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs Samsung Galaxy S8+

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Galaxy S7 edge compared with Galaxy S8+

	SamsungGalaxy S7 edge	SamsungGalaxy S8+
Overview
Released
Released	March 2016	April 2017
Display
Screen size
Screen size	5.5″	6.2″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1440	2960 × 1440 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	534 pixels per inch (better)	531 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Display type
Display type	Dual edge Quad HD Super AMOLED, 2,560 × 1,440, 16M colours, curved on both sides	Infinity Display, dual edge Super AMOLED, Quad HD+ (2,960 × 1,440), 18.5:9, 16M colours; Mobile HDR Premium certified
Pixel density
Pixel density	534 ppi	529 ppi
Always-on display
Always-on display	Always On Display	Always-on display
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4 front and back	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front and back
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 8890	Exynos 8895
Memory
Memory	4 GB	4 GB
Storage
Storage	32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB (better)	64 GB
CPU
CPU	Octa-core (quad 2.3 GHz + quad 1.6 GHz) in the UK; some markets had a quad-core version (2.15 GHz + 1.6 GHz); 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM	64-bit, 10 nm, octa-core (quad 2.3 GHz + quad 1.7 GHz) in the UK; 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM
GPU
GPU	Mali-T880 MP12	Mali-G71 MP20
Storage type
Storage type	UFS 2.0; 32 GB (24.4 GB available) or 64 GB; 128 GB Black Pearl in select markets; microSD up to 200 GB in the UK (later regional product pages list 256 GB)	64 GB UFS 2.1 (52.3 GB available); microSD card slot up to 256 GB
Cooling
Cooling	Internal cooling system to keep the phone from overheating in games	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	12 MP	12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	5 MP	8 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	Dual Pixel 12 MP, F1.7, 1.4 μm pixels, Smart OIS	Dual Pixel 12 MP, F1.7, OIS
Front camera
Front camera	5 MP, F1.7	8 MP, autofocus, F1.7
Video recording
Video recording	UHD 4K (3,840 × 2,160) at 30 fps	UHD 4K (3,840 × 2,160) at 30 fps
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,600 mAh (better)	3,500 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 18 hours	Up to 18 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes (wattage not published)	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Internet use up to 12 hours (3G), 15 hours (LTE) or 16 hours (Wi-Fi); audio playback up to 55 hours (74 hours with Always On Display off); talk time up to 27 hours (3G)	Internet use up to 13 hours (3G), 15 hours (LTE) or 15 hours (Wi-Fi); audio playback up to 50 hours (78 hours with Always On Display off); talk time up to 24 hours (3G)
Wired charging
Wired charging	Fast wired charging over micro-USB	Fast wired charging over USB-C
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Fast wireless charging (WPC and PMA)	Fast wireless charging (WPC and AirFuel)
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	157 g (better)	173 g
Thickness
Thickness	7.7 mm (better)	8.1 mm
Height × width
Height × width	150.9 × 72.6 mm	159.5 × 73.4 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Materials
Materials	3D glass and metal	Gorilla Glass 5 front and back with an aluminium frame
Colours
Colours	Black Onyx, White Pearl, Gold Platinum and Silver Titanium; Pink Gold, Blue Coral and Black Pearl later in select markets	Midnight Black and Orchid Grey at UK launch; Coral Blue, Arctic Silver and Rose Pink later in the UK; Maple Gold in other markets
Buttons
Buttons	–	Bixby button
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68, up to 1.5 m for 30 minutes	IP68
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint sensor	Iris scanner, fingerprint sensor (rear), face recognition
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, heart rate, proximity, RGB light	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, heart rate, iris, pressure, proximity, RGB light
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)	Android 7.0 (Nougat)
AI features
AI features	–	Bixby; Samsung DeX
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	4G LTE Cat 9 (450/50 Mbps); 3G; GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz	LTE Cat 16, gigabit LTE ready
SIM
SIM	Nano-SIM; the SIM tray also holds the microSD card	Nano-SIM; the SIM tray also holds the microSD card
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbps); ANT+
NFC
NFC	Yes, and MST for Samsung Pay	Yes, and MST for Samsung Pay
USB
USB	USB 2.0 (micro-USB); 3.5 mm headphone jack	USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1; 3.5 mm headphone jack
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou