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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-01-08 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | 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 | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 |
| 8.91 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S7 Active is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), having a 75.8 score against 71.9. Even though Galaxy S7 Active is better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), we must tell that it is also extremely thicker and heavier. Galaxy S7 Active counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution and a better pixel count in each inch in the display. Galaxy S7 Active features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a worse resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot better video resolution.
Galaxy S7 Active counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 32 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 200 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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