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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-18 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
The Galaxy S7 Active has an overall score of 75.8, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3i's 73.7 global score. Although the Galaxy S7 Active is a better cellphone than Huawei nova 3i, we must note that it's also a notably older, just a little bit heavier and notably thicker cellphone. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a sharper screen than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a greater display pixels density.
Huawei nova 3i features a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3i counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Huawei nova 3i also has 4 more processing cores.
The Galaxy S7 Active features better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. Galaxy S7 Active takes clearer videos and photos than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality and a way larger aperture for better low-light images and videos.
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