Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| 2015-11-06 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2150mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 Active has a global score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the HTC One A9's global score of 72.1. Galaxy S7 Active is a much thicker and much heavier cellphone than the HTC One A9. The Galaxy S7 Active has a sharper display than HTC One A9, because it has a better pixel quantity in each inch of display, a quite bigger display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560.
The Galaxy S7 Active counts with a bit better performance than HTC One A9, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM. HTC One A9 has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the HTC One A9 also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Galaxy S7 Active shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than HTC One A9, because although it has a camera in the back with lesser mega-pixels, it also counts with a much better (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active features a much longer battery lifetime than HTC One A9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2150mAh.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S7 Active is also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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