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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2017-05-05 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is a little bit better than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, with a overall score of 75.8 against 72.8. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is an older and thicker phone than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, but Samsung could make it a little bit lighter anyway. Galaxy S7 Active features a brighter display than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a way better display pixels density.
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra counts with slightly more storage for games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. The Xperia XA1 Ultra has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Xperia XA1 Ultra also has 4 more processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a superior battery lifetime than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy S7 Active has just a bit better camera than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a camera with lot less MP, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low light images and video.
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