Samsung Galaxy S7 Active vs Samsung Galaxy A71 Specs Comparison

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8.7
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
8.2
Samsung Galaxy A71
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Samsung Galaxy A71
Released · Jun 10, 2016
Released · Jan 31, 2020
5.1-inch
6.7-inch
Single camera
Quad camera
4GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
4500 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
6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches
163.6 x 76 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g) 6.31 oz (179.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
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 Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue

Display

Size
5.1-inch 6.7-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 576 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED Plus
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
64.29 % 87.24 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 470
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 618
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23 GB 128GB, available to use: 106.1 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 (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging Fast charging
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 59min
Browsing
11h 32min
Video
11h 38min
Gaming
12h 46min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
64 MP (PDAF)
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
Focal Length: 12 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 25 mm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
EIS
Front
5 MP (HDR) 32 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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 NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 795

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2016 Dec 12, 2019

Alternative variants

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RAM 8GB
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