Alphabet Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt carries an iPhone 6S and Galaxy S7, but has a favourite

Samsung's Galaxy S7 is better than the iPhone 6S – and Apple users know it, Eric Schmidt said during a recent interview on-stage at the Startup Fest conference.

Mr Schmidt, who served as Google CEO from 2001 until January 2011, and now acts as Executive Chairman for parent company, Alphabet Inc.

The US software engineer recently spoke on-stage for Startup Fest in Amsterdam, where he admitted to being an iPhone 6S user – as well as owning a Galaxy S7.

Mr Schmidt said he thought the Galaxy S7 was an overall better device, with battery life being one of the main reasons.