Samsung Galaxy S7 Active vs Samsung Galaxy A52 Specs Comparison

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8.7
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
9.0
Samsung Galaxy A52
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Samsung Galaxy A52
Released · Jun 10, 2016
Released · Mar 17, 2021
5.1-inch · 2560x1440px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
4GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2016 Mar 17, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$795 €429

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches
148.8 x 75.0 x 9.9 mm
6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches
159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g 6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Camo green, Titanium gray, Sandy gold Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue

Display

Size
5.1-inch, 64.29% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.79% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 500 nits Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 576 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 1.4 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2x2.3GHz Kryo 465
6x1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 618
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (14, 13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 53min
Browsing
12h 36min
Video
8h 30min
Gaming
9h 42min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
64 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p
HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP (HDR) 32 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

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

Alternative variants

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Memory 8GB/256GB
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