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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active vs Samsung Galaxy S9

    2.95 in
    5.86 in
    Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Mobile Phone
    Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
      2.7 in
      5.81 in
      Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S9
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      7
      4.3 out of 5
      3 user ratings
      5 stars
      		66 %
      4 stars
      		33 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
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      1 stars
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      20
      4.2 out of 5
      10 user ratings
      5 stars
      		10 %
      4 stars
      		90 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
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      1 stars
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      User rating
      38
      4.1 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		39 %
      4 stars
      		36 %
      3 stars
      		18 %
      2 stars
      		5 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      46
      4.3 out of 5
      46 user ratings
      5 stars
      		45 %
      4 stars
      		43 %
      3 stars
      		10 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
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      Full Comparison

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      Hardware

      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 8.0
      CPU clock speed2.15 GHz2.7 GHz
      CPU coresQuad-core8-core
      CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-G72 MP18
      RAM memory4 GB4 GB

      Display

      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Screen size5.1 in5.8 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDOLED
      Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
      TechnologySuper AMOLED
      • AMOLED
      • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
      Pixel density576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
      Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Primary lens aperture1.7 f1.9 f
      Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Internal storage
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage256GB400GB
      Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Colour of productGrey
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Coral blue
      • Grey
      • Midnight black
      • Pink
      • Polaris blue
      • Purple
      • Sunrise gold
      Water resistantyesyes
      Shock resistantyesno

      Dimensions

      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Height5.86 in5.81 in
      Width2.95 in2.7 in
      Depth0.39 in0.33 in
      Weight6.53 oz5.75 oz

      Sensors

      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes
      Barometeryesyes
      Hearth rate monitoryesyes

      Connectivity

      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Dual sim supportnoyes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.25.0
      NFCyesyes
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C

      Cellular

      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      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 transmissionHSPA+
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      Navigation systemGPS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • Galileo
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      UMTS frequences
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      4G LTEyesyes
      Mobile hotspotyesyes

      Battery

      Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Battery capacity4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
      Standby time384.0 h326.0 h
      Talk time32.0 h22.0 h
      Wireless charging yesyes

      Pros & Cons

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