Sony and Samsung are touted to be at war in the smartphone market with their two new recent launches, Xperia XZ and Galaxy S7. Below report has highlighted all the specs and features of the two smartphones that will help you choose the best device.

To begin with, the Sony Xperia XZ sports a metallic chassis with slightly heavier body panel as compared to the company's other devices with platinum color at the front and back panel. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy S7 consists of a metal and glass chassis with rounded edges. It features a water-resistant body and a fingerprint sensor for additional security.

In terms of display specs, the Xperia XZ consists of a 5.2-inch screen with IPS LCD display and 1080 pixels resolution, which provides you with more bright and natural colors. On the other hand, the Galaxy S7 sports a 5.-inch screen with Super AMOLED display that offers more saturated color hues.

Although both the smartphones are powered by the Snapdragon 820 chipset, the Samsung device also consists of another variant powered by Exynos 8890 Octa processor. The Sony Xperia phone features a 3 GB RAM as against the latter device 4 GB RAM. Also, the two devices provide you with an internal storage option of 32 GB and 64 GB.

The Sony Xperia XZ excels with a 23-megapixel primary and a 13-megapixel secondary camera. The smartphone is touted to be an excellent selfie smartphone and will allow you to capture outstanding snaps because of its phase detection and laser autofocus, triple image sensing technology, 5-axis stabilization and HDR functionalities. On the other hand, the Galaxy S7 features a 12-megapixel rear and a 5-megapixel front camera, which supports Auto HDR function that allows you to take selfies even in the dark places.

The area where the Samsung phone excels is the battery capacity area as it consists of 3,000 mAh power whereas the Sony Xperia XZ features a 2900 mAh battery. In terms of software specs, the Xperia XZ runs on the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow operating system expected to be soon upgraded to the Nougat OS while the Galaxy S7 features the 6.0 version of the Android Marshmallow operating system.

Lastly, the Sony Xperia XZ was lately launched worldwide for $700 whereas the Samsung Galaxy S7 is available for $670.

To sum up, the Samsung Galaxy S7 sports a high-resolution display and huge battery whereas the Sony Xperia XZ features a huge display panel, excellent camera specs with the latest Android OS. While both handsets are fully capable of catering to your specs requirements, in the end, it all boils down to the users' preferences.