Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs. OnePlus 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and OnePlus 5. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs. OnePlus 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy S7 edge OnePlus 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G935F -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.9 mm 154.2 mm OnePlus 5 has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Width 72.6 mm 74.1 mm OnePlus 5 has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Depth 7.7 mm 7.25 mm OnePlus 5 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Weight 157 g 153 g OnePlus 5 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Body Colour Blue | Silver | Gold | Black | White | Gold pink | Coral blue | Titanium silver | Pink/gold | Pink gold | Black onyx | Platinum gold | White pearl Midnight black | Slate grey
Body Material Metal, glass Anodised aluminium
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 0.507 W/kg (body), 0.264 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy S7 edge OnePlus 5
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Quad HD Super AMOLED Optic AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has better screen resolution than OnePlus 5.
Display Format QHD Full HD
Pixel Density 534 ppi 401 ppi Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has better pixel density than OnePlus 5.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features - Night Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy S7 edge OnePlus 5
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos 8890 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Processor Number - MSM8998
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.45 GHz OnePlus 5 has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO 540
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy S7 edge OnePlus 5
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB OnePlus 5 has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB OnePlus 5 has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
User Memory 24.4 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy S7 edge OnePlus 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 20 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/2.6 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Portrait, HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, wide selfie mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Motion panorama Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, RAW mode
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Selective Focus, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, vDIS technology, Spotlight Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/1.7
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Slow motion video, selfie panorama -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture OnePlus 5 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy S7 edge OnePlus 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 3300 mAh Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has larger battery capacity than OnePlus 5.
Wireless Charging Yes - Samsung Galaxy S7 edge can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, PMA -
Talk Time 1620 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1620 min
Active online usage (WCDMA): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 16 hrs
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 55 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 74 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy S7 edge OnePlus 5
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat)
User Interface Samsung TouchWiz + EtiquEdge -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy S7 edge OnePlus 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS) 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services WhatsApp, Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy S7 edge OnePlus 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, 3G2, H.265 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265
Sound Enhancements - Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy S7 edge OnePlus 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Easy Mode, MIMO technology, Private Mode, Ultra Power Saving Mode, Screen mirroring, Dual Curved display, Alarm Clock MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy S7 edge OnePlus 5
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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