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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-15 | 2016-06-10 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Metal; metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 is slightly better than Huawei P8 Max, having a 75.8 score against 72.6. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active's design is newer and lighter than Huawei P8 Max's, but it is notably thicker. Galaxy S7 Active counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P8 Max, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a better looking display than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution and a way better count of pixels per inch of display. Huawei P8 Max counts with a greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
The Huawei P8 Max counts with a bit longer battery life than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active shoots better videos and photos than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser MP, it also counts with a way better video definition and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and videos.
The Galaxy S7 Active not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone a great choice.
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