Samsung Galaxy S7 Active vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2016	Jan 14, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$795

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches 148.8 x 75.0 x 9.9 mm	5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 inches 132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g)	4.62 oz (131.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Camo green, Titanium gray, Sandy gold	Black, Gold, White

Display

Size
5.1-inch, 64.29% screen-to-body	4.5-inch, 62.69% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 500 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 576 PPI	800x480px, 207 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A7
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-T720
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (5.0 Lollipop)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	2050 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	720p (30 fps) Video calling
Front
5 MP (HDR)	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands
	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
HSPA	LTE, HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Micro SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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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