Samsung Galaxy S7 Active vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Samsung Galaxy A20
Released · Jun 10, 2016
Released · Apr 10, 2019
5.1-inch · 2560x1440px
6.4-inch · 1560x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
4000 mAh
4000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches
148.8 x 75.0 x 9.9 mm
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches
158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g) 5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Camo green, Titanium gray, Sandy gold Black,Deep blue, Red

Display

Size
5.1-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 576 PPI 1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
64.29 % 84.95 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23 GB 32GB, available to use: 20.3 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Samsung TouchWiz UI Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD)
HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (HDR) 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 22, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMG891A
Date approved: Jun 19, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA205U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.92 W/kg
Body: 0.75 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg
Head: 1.09 W/kg
Body: 0.60 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.37 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg
Phablet: 3.94 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 795 $ 250

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2016

Alternative variants

for T-Mobile and Metro
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
for Verizon, Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
for US Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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