Google Nexus 6P vs. Samsung Galaxy S7

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Google Nexus 6P and Samsung Galaxy S7. 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

Google Nexus 6P vs. Samsung Galaxy S7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Nexus 6P Samsung Galaxy S7
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G930F
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 159.3 mm 142.4 mm Google Nexus 6P has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Width 77.8 mm 69.6 mm Google Nexus 6P has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Depth 7.3 mm 7.9 mm Google Nexus 6P is narrower than Google Nexus 6P.
Weight 178 g 152 g Samsung Galaxy S7 is lighter than Google Nexus 6P.
Body Colour Mate gold | Graphite | Aluminium Titanium silver | Black onyx | White | Black | Gold | Silver | Pink/gold | Platinum gold | White pearl
Body Material Anodised aluminium Metal, glass
Protection - Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy S7 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.81 W/kg (body), 1.49 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.406 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - Heart rate sensor
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY Google Nexus 6P Samsung Galaxy S7
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Quad HD Super AMOLED Quad HD Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 5.1" Google Nexus 6P has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format QHD QHD
Pixel Density 518 ppi 577 ppi Samsung Galaxy S7 has better pixel density than Google Nexus 6P.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features - Always-on display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Nexus 6P Samsung Galaxy S7
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Processor Number - MSM8996
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.3 GHz Samsung Galaxy S7 has higher clock speed than Google Nexus 6P.
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 430 Qualcomm ADRENO 530
MEMORY Google Nexus 6P Samsung Galaxy S7
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Samsung Galaxy S7 has more RAM than Google Nexus 6P.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 24.5 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Google Nexus 6P Samsung Galaxy S7
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Google Nexus 6P has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy S7 has better lens aperture than Google Nexus 6P.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy S7 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 26 mm
Digital Zoom - 8x
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama, Pro mode, wide selfie mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Motion panorama
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (protective lens glass) Selective Focus, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, vDIS technology, Spotlight
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Google Nexus 6P has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Sensor Type (Front) - CMOS
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy S7 has better front lens aperture than Google Nexus 6P.
HDR Mode (Front) - Realtime HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Slow motion video, selfie panorama
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Nexus 6P Samsung Galaxy S7
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3450 mAh 3000 mAh Google Nexus 6P has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy S7 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, PMA
Standby Time 440 hours 288 hours Google Nexus 6P has longer standby time than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Talk Time 1380 minutes 1320 minutes Google Nexus 6P has longer battery life when making calls than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 440 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1380 min
Playback (Music): up to 100 hrs
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
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Google Nexus 6P Samsung Galaxy S7
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Google Android
User Interface - Samsung TouchWiz
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Google Nexus 6P Samsung Galaxy S7
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 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 9, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, 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 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, 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 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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP 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 Google Nexus 6P Samsung Galaxy S7
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MKA, MIDI, M4A, 3GA, MP4 WAV, WMA, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, 3G2, H.265
FEATURES Google Nexus 6P Samsung Galaxy S7
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, notification LED, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Nexus Imprint Sensor Multitasking, Easy Mode, MIMO technology, Private Mode, Ultra Power Saving Mode, Screen mirroring, Alarm Clock, S-Voice
OTHERS Google Nexus 6P Samsung Galaxy S7
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
Compliant Standards - IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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