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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-01-13 | -- |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | -- |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 Active is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with a global score of 80.9 against 75.8. Galaxy S6 Active's body is thicker but way lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). The Galaxy S6 Active has a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a better count of pixels per inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a much greater memory to install applications and games than Galaxy S6 Active. Both of them have the same internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a superior processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also has an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bits processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a little better battery life than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh. Galaxy A7 (2017) has just a bit better camera than Galaxy S6 Active. They have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the same resolution camera, the same video frame rates and a F1.9 diafragm aperture.
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