Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 09, 2022	Jun 06, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $799 | €849	$795

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146 x 70.6 x 7.6mm (~8.97 mm with camera bump)	5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches 148.8 x 75.0 x 9.9 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 168.0 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust, Shock, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green	Camo green, Titanium gray, Sandy gold

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body	5.1-inch, 64.29% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1500 nits	Super AMOLED, 500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5 ratio, 422 PPI	2560x1440px, 576 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 530
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 200 GB
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

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GeekBench 6 Single
884	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3081	Untested
3D Mark High
2009	Untested
3D Mark Low
1351	Untested

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Battery

Type
3700 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 23min

Video

7h 26min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)	HSPA
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2022 FCC ID value: A3LSMS901U	Date approved: Apr 22, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMG891A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg	Head: 0.92 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$849

International

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.7​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU	Xclipse 920
Weight	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

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