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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| 2017-03-01 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.48 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a general score of 75.8, which is slightly better than HTC U Play's 73.5 overall score. Even being the best in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is a much thicker and a lot heavier phone than HTC U Play. Galaxy S7 Active features a sharper display than HTC U Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a greater count of pixels per display inch.
The HTC U Play features a much better memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the HTC U Play also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1,95 TB. The HTC U Play counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores (but slower).
Galaxy S7 Active has a way better battery duration than HTC U Play, because it has a 60% bigger battery capacity. Galaxy S7 Active counts with a slightly better camera than HTC U Play, because although it has a back camera with much less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger camera aperture.
The Galaxy S7 Active is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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