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Samsung Galaxy S7 active

Samsung Galaxy S7 active
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  • Released 2016, June
    184.8g, 9.9mm thickness
    Android 6.0, up to 7.0, TouchWiz UI
    32GB storage, microSDXC
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  • 5.1"
    1440x2560 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 4GB RAM
    Snapdragon 820
  • 4000mAh
    Li-Ion
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2016, June. Released 2016, June
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 148.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 184.8 g (6.53 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Display Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~576 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Always-on display
Platform OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 530
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM
Main Camera Single 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play Up to 110 h
Misc Colors Camo Green, Titanium Gray, Sandy Gold
Models SM-G891A
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
Price About 360 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2487
Basemark X: 32362
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -94.3dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 96h

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  • TheWildShadow55
  • 4@s
  • 18 Aug 2022

A very cool phone! I'm glad I finally have one

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  • Anonymous
  • pYS
  • 31 Jul 2022

Such a great phone in terms of durability. Performance is okay for daily tasks but can be slow at times, but definitely still beats many modern mid range smartphones. Unfortunately, my unit is defective as recently it developed a fault where it keeps...

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  • DavidG
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  • 16 Jun 2022

Incredible durability. I got a used S7 Active from a relative to use for emergency when my phone stopped working. I thought it would be temporary for a week or so until buying a new device but now have been using it for over a year and no plan to cha...

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