Rugged Samsung Galaxy S7 Active for AT&T photos leak out of Vietnam

posted by Luis D. / May 06, 2016, 2:57 AM

Rugged Samsung Galaxy S7 Active for AT&T photos leak out of Vietnam

It looks like Samsung is building a rugged Galaxy S7 Active for AT&T, continuing the partnership which began with the Galaxy S4 Active back in 2013. Photos of the device leaked all the way from Vietnam, showing a camouflage back panel with rubber bumper protection for the top, bottom, and sides. We assume they are legit, consider Samsung has significant manufacturing operations in the country.

While more compact than its predecessor, the Galaxy S7 Active seems a fair bit bulkier than the regular model, and for good reason. It seems the entire metal frame has been replaced with a mixture of polycarbonate and rubber for better impact resistance. As usual, the capacitive touch keys have been replaced with tougher physical buttons.

The S7's metal frame has been replaced with poly-carbonate and rubber, military-style!

Reportedly, the phone corresponds to military standards for drop damage and features IP68-certified water and dust resistance. With these structural changes, the S7 Active is definitely shaping up to be a trooper, and to make things even better, the handset is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chip, complete with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. While not as tough as a Caterpilar phone, the S7 Active will be the most powerful rugged phone around when it ships in the coming weeks.

With the handset already out in the wild, we suppose it won't take long before AT&T and Samsung announce it in the United States. Looking at the price difference between the Galaxy S6 and S6 Active, which is just $10, we assume the rugged model won't be much more expensive that the Galaxy S7.

The leaked Galaxy S7 Active photos are available below. Cheers!

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active leaked photos

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active leaked photos

source: Samsung VN

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26 Comments

NoToFanboys

Posts: 3227; Member since: Oct 03, 2015

AT&T exclusive again? Ugh.

posted on May 06, 2016, 2:59 AM 6

yoosufmuneer

Posts: 1518; Member since: Feb 14, 2015

Its always been that way

posted on May 06, 2016, 7:47 AM 2

aBoss

Posts: 164; Member since: Sep 15, 2014

AT&T and Verizon is holding back the mobile world with this BS exclusive deals

posted on May 06, 2016, 9:02 AM 1

tokuzumi

Posts: 1712; Member since: Aug 27, 2009

Sprint had the S6 active and the S5 active. I think they were called something else.

posted on May 06, 2016, 8:18 AM 0

true1984

Posts: 854; Member since: May 23, 2012

not the s6 active, just the s5 active and it was called the s5 sport

posted on May 06, 2016, 8:38 AM 1

zeeBomb

Posts: 2318; Member since: Aug 14, 2014

gimme gimme

posted on May 06, 2016, 8:57 AM 0

TmoRep

Posts: 107; Member since: Apr 20, 2016

Can't wait to get this phone, love the s6 active, battery life is immaculate

posted on May 06, 2016, 9:29 AM 0

SprintGuy26

Posts: 229; Member since: Mar 21, 2011

hows the RF on the S6 i heard its pretty powerful and holds on the network alot better than other att phones

posted on May 06, 2016, 6:02 PM 0

Coconut00

Posts: 485; Member since: Jan 13, 2015

S4 Active was exclusive at first but was released worldwide later.

posted on May 06, 2016, 8:06 PM 0

verybeo

Posts: 29; Member since: Jul 16, 2012

surprise!

posted on May 06, 2016, 2:59 AM 0

Clars123

Posts: 1068; Member since: Mar 16, 2015

Looks like it has a fingerprint scanner and some form of metal frame

posted on May 06, 2016, 3:04 AM 1

Landon

Posts: 1212; Member since: May 07, 2015

This would be an extremely enticing phone if it came with a fingerprint scanner. Too bad it's AT&T exclusive. :(

posted on May 06, 2016, 8:03 AM 0

you clearly didnt even look at the images..in the last one you can see a fingerprint scanner on the front of the device

posted on May 06, 2016, 11:58 AM 0

marchulya

Posts: 56; Member since: Nov 18, 2014

5k battery? )))

posted on May 06, 2016, 3:22 AM 0

redmd

Posts: 1868; Member since: Oct 26, 2011

4500 mAh!

posted on May 06, 2016, 5:00 AM 7

not bad either )

posted on May 06, 2016, 8:12 AM 0

shield

Posts: 750; Member since: Sep 12, 2015

Fake!

posted on May 06, 2016, 3:54 AM 0

This is S5 Activehttp://www.pricein.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Samsung-Galaxy-S5-Active.jpg

posted on May 06, 2016, 3:59 AM 0

kkmkk

Posts: 699; Member since: May 06, 2013

it looks nothing like the leaked phone notice the place of HR sensor and speaker and the camera look different

posted on May 06, 2016, 4:10 AM 8

zunaidahmed

Posts: 1182; Member since: Dec 24, 2011

Not alike, look carefully, even the sides are not the same, especially the corners

posted on May 06, 2016, 4:33 AM 0

mike2959

Posts: 685; Member since: Oct 08, 2011

Had the S6 active for about 6 months. The battery life was best I've ever had.

posted on May 06, 2016, 5:20 AM 4

robertdenaro116

Posts: 63; Member since: Mar 07, 2016

I wish that this phone wasn't an AT&T exclusive.

posted on May 06, 2016, 5:55 AM 0

UglyFrank

Posts: 2188; Member since: Jan 23, 2014

Imagine the battery on this with the 8890 instead of the 820

posted on May 06, 2016, 8:03 AM 1

I didn't realize this device sold well enough to warrant a 4th generation device. I've never seen one in real life. I see S6/S7 devices everywhere.

posted on May 06, 2016, 8:19 AM 0

dmomintz

Posts: 64; Member since: Jan 21, 2016

S6 Active owner here... best battery life, usefulness and durability I've ever owned in a smartphone. It will be interesting to see if they can incorporate the finger print scanner in this version.