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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-09-15 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 is a bit better than Huawei Mate S, getting a global score of 75.8 against 75.3. Even being the best in our current comparison, the Galaxy S7 Active body is extremely thicker and heavier than Huawei Mate S. Galaxy S7 Active has a much better screen than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a greater pixel number per inch of screen.
Huawei Mate S has a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate S counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster).
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Galaxy S7 Active counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate S, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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