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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2016-06-10 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 247.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy C7 has a global score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S7 Active's overall score of 75.8. Although the Samsung Galaxy C7 and Galaxy S7 Active were released only a couple months apart, the Samsung Galaxy C7 is a little bit lighter and thinner. The Galaxy S7 Active features a more vivid display than Galaxy C7, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a greater number of pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy C7 has a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a SD card slot that holds 72 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy C7 counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy C7 also has a larger number of cores (although slower).
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy C7, because although it has a camera with a way worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher video resolution and a bigger aperture to take better captures in low light environments. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy C7, because it has a 21% bigger battery capacity.
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