Samsung Galaxy S7 Active vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

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8.7
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
9.0
Apple iPhone XR
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Apple iPhone XR
Released · Jun 10, 2016
Released · Oct 26, 2018
5.1-inch · 2560x1440px
6.1-inch · 1792x828px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 32GB
3GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
2942 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2016 Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$795 $749

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches
148.8 x 75.0 x 9.9 mm
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g 6.84 oz / 194.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Camo green, Titanium gray, Sandy gold Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
5.1-inch, 64.29% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 500 nits IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 576 PPI 1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Hexa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 530 Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 3GB/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 2942 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 14min
Browsing
11h 8min
Video
5h 50min
Gaming
4h 35min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p
HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (HDR) 7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning
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 GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
HSPA LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 22, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMG891A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.92 W/kg
Body: 0.75 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg

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