Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. Fairphone 3+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S7 and Fairphone 3+. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. Fairphone 3+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy S7 Fairphone 3+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G930F -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 142.4 mm 158 mm Fairphone 3+ has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Width 69.6 mm 71.8 mm Fairphone 3+ has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Depth 7.9 mm 9.83 mm Samsung Galaxy S7 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Weight 152 g 189 g Samsung Galaxy S7 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Body Colour Titanium silver | Black onyx | White | Black | Gold | Silver | Pink/gold | Platinum gold | White pearl Black
Body Material Metal, glass -
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy S7 is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.406 W/kg (head) 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.411 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy S7 Fairphone 3+
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Quad HD Super AMOLED IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.1" 5.65" Fairphone 3+ has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy S7 has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 577 ppi 427 ppi Samsung Galaxy S7 has better pixel density than Fairphone 3+.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Always-on display -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy S7 Fairphone 3+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Processor Number MSM8996 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 1.8 GHz Samsung Galaxy S7 has higher clock speed than Fairphone 3+.
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 506
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy S7 Fairphone 3+
RAM 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Fairphone 3+ has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy S7.
User Memory 24.5 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy S7 Fairphone 3+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Sensor Name - Samsung S5KGM1SP03-FGX9
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.79 Samsung Galaxy S7 has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Samsung Galaxy S7 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 26 mm -
Digital Zoom 8x 8x Both phones have the same digital zoom.
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, wide selfie mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Motion panorama -
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 4000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Selective Focus, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, vDIS technology, Spotlight Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 12MP output using quad pixel technology, digital image stabilisation
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.1"
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy S7 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
HDR Mode (Front) Realtime HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Slow motion video, selfie panorama -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Camera Features (Front) - Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy S7 Fairphone 3+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3040 mAh Fairphone 3+ has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 3.5 hour(s)
Wireless Charging Yes - Samsung Galaxy S7 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, PMA -
Standby Time 288 hours 300 hours Fairphone 3+ has longer standby time than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Talk Time 1320 minutes 1200 minutes Samsung Galaxy S7 has longer battery life when making calls than Fairphone 3+.
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1320 min
Active online usage (WCDMA): up to 11 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Playback (video): up to 15 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 45 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 62 hrs
Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy S7 Fairphone 3+
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Google Android Android 10
User Interface Samsung TouchWiz -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy S7 Fairphone 3+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 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 13, Band 20, Band 26
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 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+
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, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy S7 Fairphone 3+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA AAC, AIFF, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), WMA v10, WMA v9, WMA Lossless 9, WMA 10 Pro, ALAC, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, 3G2, H.265 VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy S7 Fairphone 3+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, 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
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Easy Mode, MIMO technology, Private Mode, Ultra Power Saving Mode, Screen mirroring, Alarm Clock, S-Voice MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy S7 Fairphone 3+
Included Accessories Power adapter Mini screwdriver
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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