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hey guys is krysta Laura and this is a Samsung Galaxy s7 and s7 edge vs. the Nexus 6p these sones designs are vastly different from one another the Nexus 6p towers over the galaxy s7 edge and even more so at the s7 the big reason for this is due to the large top and bottom bezels on the 6p it makes you're much more tougher time with one-handed operation all three devices are beautiful offering aluminum frames although this aluminum continues on to the back of the Nexus 6p well on the s7 and s7 edge it ends to meet a Gorilla Glass 4 backing it looks very nice with the light reflecting off and this glass curves near the frame to make for a great feel in the hand although after a while fingerprints will accumulate ruining the phone's beauty and also making it pretty slippery but Gorilla Glass 4 is pretty strong and will hold up against minor drops and scratches the Nexus 6p is aluminum housing looks just as beautiful in its own unique way it's a very smooth texture but it's nowhere near as slippery as a Galaxy phones on the silver model here fingerprints never show up which makes this phone always nice to look at but it can scratch pretty easily though now probably the biggest story here is the curved display on the s7 edge it does serve some useful features but it's mostly there for aesthetics and this design feature alone is definitely going to turn a lot more heads than the 6 pieces on the way this curved glass reflects light and gives an illusion of a bezel as display makes the s7 edge in my opinion the best design phone on the market even without the curved display on the standard s7 the thin bezels and minimal reflective backing still has a 6p beat there's going to be a perfect sized phone for anyone here like I said the Nexus 6p offers a large 5.7 inch screen while the s7 edge sports a 5.5 inch one and the s7 is a smalls of the bunch at 5.1 inches but that's really where the difference is end both displays here are AMOLED ones with quad HD resolutions and in fact the Nexus 6p display was supplied by Samsung last year so both displays are going to look very similar to each other the Nexus 6p display is slightly warmer just barely but the main difference is brightness where the Galaxy phones outperformed the 60s by miles but quality wise all three displays are beautiful with very punchy colors of course you have the curved edges of the screen on the s7 edge which creates this cool effect when moving apps around or watching videos when moving from an s7 edge to a Nexus 6p and even a standard s7 I suddenly was aware of how far away the display actually sits beneath the glass all three displays here are beautiful like I said with the only big differences being the actual sizes of the screen big movie watchers or YouTube viewers are going to love the larger displays on the 6p and s7 edge while some may just prefer the one-handed use of the s7 remember how I was saying the Nexus 6 piece top and bottom bezels are pretty large making this a much bigger phone than your typical 5.7 inch phone well there's a big forgivable reason for this front-facing speakers they are amazing one of the best speakers on a phone at the moment and they're aimed right towards you which is ideal for any type of media consumption they get very loud - and are very clear the s7 phones unfortunately are found on the bottom so not only are they pointed away from you when watching videos but they can be very easily covered up and as for the sound they're not very good either a lot worse than last year's Galaxy phones but with this unfortunate situation we learned there is also a big forgivable reason for this - behind the speaker is a protective coating which creates that muffled sound because the Galaxy s7 and s7 edge are ip68 water-resistant fingerprint scanners can be found on both types of phones although the placement is a lot better on the 6p making for a lot less awkward unlocking experiences as your finger is always around the scanner while holding anyway the speed of the scanner is also a little faster on the 6p as well although both are one of the fastest on the market a big surprise this year is a return to micro USB port on the Galaxy phones the Nexus 6p came out a while back now but still was able to support the new USB type-c charging port allowing for fast data speeds is also reversible a very welcomed addition with the s7 and s7 edge is the addition of a microSD card slot that can be accessed by pulling out the SIM card tray when you pull out the SIM card tray on the 6p it looks as though at one point the 6p was going to be able to use microSD cards but for some reason it didn't make it to the market also is worth noting that while you get on-screen navigation buttons with the Nexus 6p you have two capacitive buttons on the galaxy's it's 2016 so obviously the newest Samsung flagships are going to have a new batch of specs over last year's Nexus 6p and yes both the s7 and s7 edge have identical processing power internally the only difference between the s7 and s7 edge is battery capacity the s7 edge is to offer a larger battery thanks to this extra thickness at a very large 3600 milliamps the six PS battery is nothing to love it either though at three thousand four hundred and fifty milliamps although with the s7 being a tad thicker than its curved sibling it's still a much smaller phone having the smallest battery of the group at only three thousand milliamps battery life is really good on each device but for me and probably most users the Galaxy s7 edge will last the longest on average to six people ask me all day with no problems with four hours and 15 minutes of screen on time the standard Galaxy s7 s battery has been greatly improved over last year and although there are days where it dies an hour before bedtime there are more days where it has just enough juice giving me close to three-and-a-half to four hours of screen on time all three folds are capable of fast charging however even with a different charging cables the galaxy s7 and s7 edge are capable of wireless charging while the Nexus 6p is not Geekbench gave the Galaxy devices a higher score beating the 6p at around 5500 and t2 also has the Samsung devices beating the 6p by a large margin at a score of about 130 thousand which is pretty crazy although the Nexus 6p is running an unaltered version of Android the s7 and s7 edges faster processing package allows for apps to open and load faster than the six PS every time without well another area where these phones couldn't be any more different is their software the Nexus lineups reason for existence is to showcase Google's latest version of Android without any skins or tweaks it's a 100% stock Android experience the way Google likes it and with that on the Nexus 6p you'll get the latest software updates immediately from Google the day they are released however with the Galaxy phones will have to wait usually around a year for these updates to be released but aside from this though both phones are running Android marshmallow however we have lots of different design choices and features the Nexus 6p offers a lot of material design elements like the pulldown notification shade where you swipe down once to view notifications and again to expand shortcuts the recent apps screens are very similar to each other although the galaxy s7 shows more of the apps and offers a dual window mode but later this year we Nexus 6p owners will be able to do just the same the day Android n is released at the moment the Nexus 6p doesn't really bring any special features when it comes to software while the s7 edge is loaded with them the main features here are the edge panels thanks to the s7 edges curved sides you can swipe across the side to bring in edge panels which you can customize to house your favorite apps or even app actions like taking selfies composing emails adding an alarm and more people's edges here where you can quickly access your favorite contacts to color text and probably the coolest panels to add are the widgets like sports scores news weather and a bunch of other cool things it's a nice way to keep your phone organized without having certain widgets or apps cluttering your homescreen always on display is another feature found in this year's Galaxy phones or even when your Galaxy s7 or s7 edges screen is off a portion will stay on showing you the time date or calendar although the Nexus 6p has ambient display which I actually prefer a lot more because it actually lights up the phone in a black and white mode as the notifications come in which allows you to see incoming notifications without powering on your screen the galaxy s7 and s7 edge does have a theme store though which lets you customize the phones look and feel and even sounds with a pretty large selection software is very fast on each TouchWiz is known for its lag enos but this year it has been improved by a decent amount once you disable certain laggy apps or widgets like the briefing screen you have a very solid software experience and even though stock Android isn't tinkered with it's not without his freezes and crashes sometimes especially when using certain apps and involve the camera as of the time this video was created the Samsung Galaxy s7 and the Nexus 6p are kings within the camera department this year Samsung lower the megapixel count from 16 to 12 while making the pixels themselves actually larger which allows for more light to be captured the Nexus 6p camera goes down the same route opting for a lower megapixel count with larger pixels and in fact the pixels themselves are still larger than the Galaxy phones the main theme here is a galaxy s7 tends to take really beautiful photos with a lot of vibrancy however compared to the Nexus 6p you'll notice highlights blowing out the Nexus 6p always does a much better job exposing properly you'll see a lot more detail within bright areas like skies and clouds show up better and overall you'll be able to see a lot more detail in these areas but this does sometimes make for a darker overall image and even though you have more detail in the highlights you'll lose them in the shadows the s7 has more post-processing trapping going on as well which helps make for a crisper image this vibrancy and sharpness really are a great combination for a beautiful image that at first glance sticks out to you more so than the 6p but with greater examination you'll see more information with a 6p you'll also notice different color shifts within these cameras with the galaxy s7 being slightly warmer you'll see these flowers are purple over the six peas more bluish tone and if you were wondering yeah the flowers are actually purple the 6p will usually change the colors of the image and sure this looks nice but it's less realistic the galaxy s7 does a full manual mode as well where the 6p does not so adjusting focal distance white balance ISO and more is possible with the s7 and thanks to the higher aperture on the s7 you get a really nice bokeh effect also the focal distance is very short allowing you to get crazy close to objects while the 6p will really struggle with that when it comes to low-light photos though both cameras do a great and similar job but once you turn on HDR or HDR plus as it's called in the 6p the Nexus 6p gets rid of all the noise and boost colors for gorgeous shots the 6p by far is the best camera when it comes to low-light photography the galaxy s7 is 5 megapixel front-facing camera is fantastic due to the wide-angle lens which really allows you to capture the entire scene however when you move into any area other than outdoors you begin to lose a lot of detail where the 6p still manages to capture a ton of detail now with video the galaxy s7 is hands-down a winner and also the galaxy s7 has a fastest focusing speeds on any smartphone locking onto objects instantly where the 6p will take a long time and sometimes just won't even bother trying to focus but it's hard to say who's the actual winner here in image detail and exposure the 6p is a clear winner although when it comes to image control and color representation and video the galaxy s7 is a winner each camera has a strong areas and weak areas and I guess it really comes down to what you prefer and now it's time to ask the question which is the better phone this may be the toughest comparison we have ever done here at Android Authority according to most people these two devices are the best Android phones you can get at the moment and they're both very similar on the larger phones like the s7 edge and 6p you should expect all-day battery life although a little longer with the s7 edge extremely fast performance although once again a small extra boost with the s7 and beautiful designs but in my opinion maybe a bit more beauty with the s7 edge but more hardcore Android lovers will definitely appreciate the stock software of the Nexus 6p along with its timely updates USB type-c is a strong selling point for those users as well but the lack of an SD card on the 6p is a pretty big downside I still think the Nexus 6p takes a crown for best smartphone picture quality but at the same time it lacks manual controls and is pretty mediocre at video while the Nexus 6p seems to be perfect in some areas it lacks and others and while the galaxy s7 and s7 edge may not be perfect in any areas there's not a single area to be found there's anything less than fantastic well thank you for watching guys that is the end of our comparison I want to know which phone you like more so in the comments below let me know Nexus 6p or Samsung Galaxy s7 s7 edge and head on over to our website Android authority comm for the full in-depth written comparison and if you're not already subscribed to Android Authority you should be because we have a lot of cool new videos coming your way so yeah stay tuned because we are your source for all things Android