Older flagship · 2016

Samsung Galaxy S7 (USA)

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy S7's main sensor

Best for

Strength Compact size, Stabilised camera (OIS)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.1″ AMOLED · 60Hz

820 4 / 32 GB

3000 mAh 15W charging

12 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

5.1″ · Super AMOLED · 1440 × 2560 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

5.1"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 2560 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) · 4-core 2.15 GHz · Adreno 530

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

188,798

CPU

4-core, 2.15 GHz

GPU

Adreno 530

Process

14 nm

CPU layout

4x Exynos M1 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.6 GHz

Software & updates

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 5 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.7

OIS

Front camera

5 MP f/1.7

Main sensor

Sony IMX260 Exmor RS, 1/2.5", 1.4µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy S7 , Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3000 mAh · 15 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3000 mAh

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

Micro-USB 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

152 g · 7.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

142.4 mm

Width

69.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

152 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

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Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1440 × 2560 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.1″ vs 4.7″ screen

53% larger battery capacity

3,000 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

189k vs 238k AnTuTu

Heavier in hand

152 g vs 138 g

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Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

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