Do you want to know what's better BlackBerry Priv or Samsung Galaxy S7 edge? You'll get the answer on this page! SpecsPRO has compared BlackBerry Priv vs Samsung Galaxy S7 edge: camera, battery, screen size, resolution and other important specifications.

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs BlackBerry Priv

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Talk time

  • Playing Music

  • Stand By

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • Build

  • SIM card

  • Keyboard

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • NFC

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

  • Videos

  • Main

  • Model

    Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

  • Price

    $178.99

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Exynos 8890 Octa

    PLATFORM CPU: Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)

    PLATFORM GPU: Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP12

    CAMERA Rear: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash

    CAMERA Front: 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR

    BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh battery

    BATTERY Talk time: About 27 h

    BATTERY Playing Music: About 74 h

    BODY Dimensions: 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm (5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 in)

    MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

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BlackBerry Priv
  • launch

  • Announced

    2016, February

  • Status

    Available. Released 2016, March

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Exynos 8890 Octa

  • CPU

    Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)

  • GPU

    Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP12

  • camera

  • Rear

    12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash

  • Front

    5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR

  • Video

    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

  • Features

    1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama

  • display

  • Size

    5.5 inches

  • Resolution

    1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - Always-on display - TouchWiz UI - Curved edge screen

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 27 h

  • Playing Music

    About 74 h

  • Stand By

  • body

  • Dimensions

    150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm (5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 in)

  • Weight

    157 g (5.54 oz, 0.35 lb)

  • Build

    Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel

  • SIM card

    Single SIM

  • Keyboard

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

  • NFC

    Yes

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0, USB Host

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

  • Messaging

    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G935F TD-SCDMA

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G935F

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2015, October

  • Status

    Available. Released 2015, November

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808

  • CPU

    Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)

  • GPU

    Adreno 418

  • camera

  • Rear

    18 MP, f/2.2, 27mm, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, OIS, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash

  • Front

    2 MP, 720p

  • Video

    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps

  • Features

    1/2.4' sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama

  • display

  • Size

    5.4 inches

  • Resolution

    1440 x 2560 pixels (~540 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - Curved edge screen

  • Multitouch

    Yes, up to 10 fingers

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 3410 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 24 h

  • Playing Music

    About 73 h

  • Stand By

    About 420 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm (5.79 x 3.04 x 0.37 in)

  • Weight

    192 g (6.77 oz, 0.42 lb)

  • Build

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Keyboard

    QWERTY

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Black

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32 GB, 3 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

  • NFC

    Yes

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort 4K)

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, altimeter, gyro, ToF proximity, compass

  • Messaging

    SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA (STV100-1), Europe (STV100-4)

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300) - USA (STV100-1) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700) - Europe (STV100-4)

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • Summary

    The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge runs a more powerful CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) than the BlackBerry Priv. This is an important difference between these phones because powerful CPU allows you to run a few apps at once.

    The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has more powerful graphics processor Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP12 thanks to which you will be able to run more number of the latest game apps.

    The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has better rear camera specs that makes the Galaxy S7 edge a better buy for photo lovers. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge front camera specifications are better than that of the BlackBerry Priv: (5 megapixels and 1.7 aperture versus 2 megapixels and 2.2 aperture). If you want to take selfie photos of a good quality then it is an important advantage for you.

    The Priv has 4K UHD (1440 x 2560 pixels) display resolution with 543 ppi pixel density that is better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge 4K UHD (1440 x 2560 pixels) display resolution with 534 ppi pixel density. It makes this model a better choice for playing games. The Galaxy S7 edge device is easier to use as it has more portable dimensions in comparison to the Priv: 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm versus 147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm. The Galaxy S7 edge model weight 157g that is 35g less than the weight of the BlackBerry Priv.

    The Galaxy S7 edge has a better battery life as it is equipped with 3600mah battery that is 190mah bigger than the Priv cell. That's mean this model will live longer without charging.

    Taking into account the above-mentioned differences the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge becomes the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.