Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.72 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S7 has a score of 79.5, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's global score of 75.6. Samsung Galaxy S7's body is newer, thinner and somewhat lighter than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. The Galaxy S7 counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Galaxy S7 also has more pixels per inch of display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy S7 has a much greater storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 16 GB more internal memory and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 200 GB. The Galaxy S5 Active has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy S7, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S5 Active also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Galaxy S7 has a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 7% greater battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a better camera than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a lower video definition and a back facing camera with way less mega-pixels resolution.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Samsung Galaxy S7 is also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes it an easy decision.
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