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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

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8.7
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
9.0
Samsung Galaxy S9
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Samsung Galaxy S9
Released · Jun 10, 2016
Released · Mar 16, 2018
5.1-inch · 2560x1440px
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2016 Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$795 $720

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches
148.8 x 75.0 x 9.9 mm 		5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g) 5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Camo green, Titanium gray, Sandy gold Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
5.1-inch, 64.29% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 500 nits Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2560x1440px, 576 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo 		Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging 		Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
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 		12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 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 (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (HDR) 8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
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, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 22, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMG891A 		Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
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: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 27, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.00 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM Yes
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $820
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $770
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