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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-01-11 | -- |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Gold and White | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.03 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 Active is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7, with an 80.9 score against 75.4. The Galaxy S6 Active is a extremely lighter but notably thicker phone than Samsung Galaxy A7. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Galaxy S6 Active has the newer 5.0 version while Samsung Galaxy A7 has Android 4.4.4, giving you some nice extra features.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A7, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels count in each inch in the display and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Galaxy A7 features a slightly bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, although it has just 16 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy S6 Active features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 64-bit processing unit, the Galaxy S6 Active also has a faster 650 MHz graphics processing unit and a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy S6 Active features greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
Galaxy S6 Active has a bit better camera than Galaxy A7, because it has a higher resolution back-facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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