Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 94.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13, 12, 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-06 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 566 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S20 has an overall score of 94.8, which is way better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active's 75.8 global score. Samsung Galaxy S20 is a extremely newer cellphone, and it is also lighter and way thinner than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Samsung Galaxy S20 features just a bit better performance than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 8 GB more RAM memory and more processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S20, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1440 x 2560, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixel amount in each inch of screen. The Galaxy S20 has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S7 Active features a battery lifetime that is just as good as the battery life in Galaxy S20. The Galaxy S20 captures better pictures and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light captures, and they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy S20 also counts with a much higher video quality.
Although Galaxy S20 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the Galaxy S20, else you can save some dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, letting go some features and specifications.
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