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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Active Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Active
Editiorial 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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8 editorial reviews
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User rating
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
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 %
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4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreSingle-core
Operating system
N/A
Android 6.0Android 4.0
CPU clock speed
N/A
2.15 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 205
RAM memory
N/A
4 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.1 in3.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
N/A
HDRno
N/A
no
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Resolution
N/A
2560 x 1440 px480 x 320 px
Pixel density
N/A
576.0 ppi192.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
3D support
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

4G LTEyesyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation system
N/A
GPSGLONASS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes

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