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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

    2.81 in
    5.75 in
    Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
    Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      2.95 in
      5.86 in
      Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Editiorial reviews
      9
      4.1 out of 5
      4 user ratings
      5 stars
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      4 stars
      		100 %
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      7
      4.3 out of 5
      3 user ratings
      5 stars
      		66 %
      4 stars
      		33 %
      3 stars
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      User rating
      54
      4.3 out of 5
      54 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		40 %
      3 stars
      		14 %
      2 stars
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      38
      4.1 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		39 %
      4 stars
      		36 %
      3 stars
      		18 %
      2 stars
      		5 %
      1 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0
      CPU clock speed1.9 GHz2.15 GHz
      CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
      CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
      GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 530
      RAM memory3 GB4 GB

      Display

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Screen size5.2 in5.1 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDOLED
      Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px
      Technology
      • AMOLED
      • Full HD Super AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      		Super AMOLED
      Pixel density424.0 ppi576.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px

      Front camera

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Primary resolution16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Internal storage32 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      Maximum card storage256GB256GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      		microSD

      Design

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Shock resistantyesyes

      Dimensions

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Height5.75 in5.86 in
      Width2.81 in2.95 in
      Depth0.31 in0.39 in
      Weight5.61 oz6.53 oz

      Sensors

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes
      Barometeryesyes

      Connectivity

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Dual sim supportyesno
      Sim card size
      • Nano SIM
      • Nano-SIM
      		Nano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.24.2
      NFCyesyes
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USB

      Cellular

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      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
      • GPRS
      • EDGE
      • HSDPA
      • HSUPA
      • HSPA+
      • FDD-LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      		HSPA+
      Navigation system
      • GPS
      • GLONASS
      • BeiDou
      		GPS
      GSM frequencies
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz

      Battery

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
      Talk time16.0 h32.0 h

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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