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Specs Comparison: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Sony Xperia Z5 Premium

Yet another comparison for the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and this time, its contender is Sony’s highest end of Xperia to date, the Z5 Premium.

Galaxy S7 edge	Sony Xperia Z5 Premium
5.5-inch Super AMOLED quad-HD display @ 2560 x 1440 pixels, 534ppi	5.5-inch IPS LCD @ 3840 x 2160 resolution, 806ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Scratch-resistant glass
Samsung Exynos 8890 64-bit octa-core CPU	Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 processor
	Adreno 430 GPU
4GB RAM	3GB RAM
32GB, 64GB internal memory	32GB ROM
Expandable up to 200GB via microSD	Expandable up to 200GB via microSD
12MP Dual Pixel rear camera dual-tone, dual LED, f/1.7	23MP rear camera with 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS sensor and F2.0 G lens, 0.03-second autofocus
5 megapixel front-facing camera, f/1.7	5.1MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM, dual LTE hybrid (2nd SIM tray is for microSD)	4G LTE Cat. 6
Wi-Fi 802.11ac	Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 4.1
NFC	NFC
IP68 certified, Fingerprint scanner	IP68 certified, Fingerprint scanner
3,600mAh Li-Ion battery	3,430mAh Li-Ion battery
Fast wireless charging, Heart rate sensor
Android 6.0 Marshmallow with TouchWiz	Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge:
* Better glass protection
* Top of the line Exynos chipset
* Higher RAM
* More storage options
* Brigher f/1.7 aperture for both cameras
* Fast charging
* Heart rate sensor
* Up to date Android 6.0

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium:
* Denser, 4K display
* Higher megapixel count

So far, the new Galaxy flagship has the ‘edge’ over the Z5 Premium except for the its best in class 4K display and a bigger, more detailed camera sensor. Maybe Sony will soon release an upgraded version that will surpass the S7 edge on paper? Only the Japanese brand can tell, and we’ll be waiting.

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Daniel Morial

This article was contributed by Daniel Morial, a film school graduate and technology enthusiast. He's the geeky encyclopedia and salesman among his friends for anything tech.