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Apple iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

    2.64 in
    5.44 in
    Apple iPhone 7 Mobile Phone
    Apple iPhone 7
      2.95 in
      5.86 in
      Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      19
      4.1 out of 5
      13 user ratings
      5 stars
      		38 %
      4 stars
      		53 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		7 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      7
      4.3 out of 5
      3 user ratings
      5 stars
      		66 %
      4 stars
      		33 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      50
      4.1 out of 5
      50 user ratings
      5 stars
      		42 %
      4 stars
      		36 %
      3 stars
      		16 %
      2 stars
      		6 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      38
      4.1 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		39 %
      4 stars
      		36 %
      3 stars
      		18 %
      2 stars
      		5 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0
      CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.15 GHz
      CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
      CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
      GPU modelPowerVR GT7600Qualcomm Adreno 530
      RAM memory2 GB4 GB

      Display

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Screen size4.7 in5.1 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1334 x 750 px2560 x 1440 px
      Technology
      • IPS TFT
      • Retina HD display with IPS technology
      		Super AMOLED
      Pixel density326.0 ppi576.0 ppi
      Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.7 f
      Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Face detectionyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      HDR Captureyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Panoramayesyes
      Smile detectionyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
      Face detectionyesyes

      Storage

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Internal storage
      • 128 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readernoyes
      Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

      Design

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Colour of product
      • Red
      • Rose gold
      • Gold
      • Jet black
      • Silver
      • Black
      • White
      • Brown
      • Grey
      • Pink
      		Grey
      Water resistantyesyes
      Shock resistantnoyes
      Dust resistantyesyes

      Dimensions

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Height5.44 in5.86 in
      Width2.64 in2.95 in
      Depth0.28 in0.39 in
      Weight4.87 oz6.53 oz

      Sensors

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes
      Barometeryesyes

      Connectivity

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Dual sim supportnono
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.24.2
      NFCyesyes

      Cellular

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmission
      • DC-HSDPA
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      • LTE Advanced
      • TD-LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      		HSPA+
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • Galileo
      • QZSS
      		GPS
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      UMTS frequences
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      4G LTEyesyes
      Mobile hotspotyesyes

      Battery

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
      Battery capacity1960.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
      Standby time240.0 h384.0 h
      Talk time14.0 h32.0 h
      Wireless charging noyes

      Pros & Cons

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