Samsung Galaxy S7 Active vs. Samsung Galaxy S9 Active

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

5.1" (2560x1440) Super AMOLED
4GB
MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 SoC 32GB Storage
12-MP, f/1.7, OIS 1 Rear Camera
4000 mAh

Galaxy S7 Active
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Galaxy S7 Active Price
$390. Search

Samsung Galaxy S9 Active

5.8" (2960x1440) Super AMOLED
4GB
Snapdragon 845 SoC 64GB Storage
12-MP, f/1.5, OIS 1 Rear Camera
4000 mAh W-Charge

Galaxy S9 Active
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Specifications Highlights
Product Name	Galaxy S7 Active	Galaxy S9 Active
Product	Galaxy S7 Active (Launched 2016-06-01)	Galaxy S9 Active
Display	5.1" 2560x1440 Super AMOLED	5.8" 2960x1440 Super AMOLED
Rear Camera(s)	12-MP f/1.7 (Primary) +OIS	26mm 12-MP f/1.5 (Primary) +OIS
Selfie Camera(s)	5-MP	25mm 8-MP f/1.7
Computing	MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 SoC 4GB RAM 32GB Storage MicroSD (256GB max.)	Snapdragon 845 SoC 4GB RAM 64GB Storage MicroSDXC
Battery	4000 mAh	4000 mAh, Wireless Charging
Design	IP68, 184.8g (6.5oz), 148.8x74.9x9.9 mm (5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches)	IP68
Price (Market)	$390

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Display
Product Name	Galaxy S7 Active	Galaxy S9 Active
Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Diagonal (inches)	5.1"	5.8"
Display/Body Ratio	64.3%
Resolution	2560x1440	2960x1440
Sharpness (PPI)	576 PPI	568 PPI
Display Glass Type	Gorilla Glass 4	Gorilla Glass 5
Features	Multitouch	Multitouch Glossy Always-On
Color Depth	24 bit (16,777,216 Colors)	24 bit (16,777,216 Colors)

Primary Camera
Product Name	Galaxy S7 Active	Galaxy S9 Active
Megapixel	12-MP	12-MP
Aperture	f/1.7	f/1.5
Focal Length (35mm)		26mm
Sensor Size	Small	Small
Autofocus Features	Phase Detection Contrast Dual-Pixel Phase Detection	Contrast Dual-Pixel Phase Detection Object Tracking
Hardware Features	OIS Flash HDR Photo HDR Video	Dual LED Flash LED Flash Autofocus OIS HDR Photo
Video Resolutions	2160p/30fps 1080p/60fps	2160p/30fps 2160p/60fps 1080p/240fps 720p/960fps

Battery
Product Name	Galaxy S7 Active	Galaxy S9 Active
Battery Type	Li-Ion	Li-Poly
Battery Capacity (mAh)	4000 mAh	4000 mAh
Battery Features	Fast Charge	Wireless Charging Integrated Fast Charge Non-Removable
Talk Time	32 hours
Music Playback Time	110 hours

Computing
Product Name	Galaxy S7 Active	Galaxy S9 Active
Processor Brand	Qualcomm	Qualcomm
Processor Name	MSM8996 Snapdragon 820	Snapdragon 845
Processor # Cores	4	8
Main Processor Frequency (GHz)	2x2.15 & 2x1.16 GHz	2.8 GHz
RAM Options	4GB	4GB
Internal Storage Options	32GB	64GB
Memory Card Type	MicroSD	MicroSDXC
Mem. Card Max. Size	256GB
Operating System + Version	Android 6.0	Android 8.0

Communications
Product Name	Galaxy S7 Active	Galaxy S9 Active
LTE Category (Download)	LTE CAT9 452 Mbps	LTE CAT18 1200/211 Mbps
LTE Bands		12, 38, 39, 40, 41
Modem Features	GPRS EDGE LTE	UMTS EDGE GPRS HSPA+ LTE
WiFi Speed	a b g n ac	a b g n ac
WiFi Features	Hotspot Dual-band WiFi Direct	Dual-band Hotspot WiFi Direct MU-MIMO
Bluetooth Version	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Features	A2DP BT LE	A2DP AVRCP DIP HFP HID HSP BT LE MAP OPP PAN PBAP/PAB
NFC Features	NFC Supported	NFC Supported
Connector Type	Micro USB	USB Type C
Connector Features	USB OTG	USB 3.1 USB OTG
SAR US Head	0.92 W/Kg
SAR US Body	0.75 W/Kg
SAR EU Head	0.32 W/Kg
SAR EU Body	0.98 W/Kg

Sim Card 0
Product Name	Galaxy S7 Active	Galaxy S9 Active
Name	SIM0	SIM0
SIM Type	Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Multimedia
Product Name	Galaxy S7 Active	Galaxy S9 Active
Audio Alerts	VIBRATION MP3 WAV
Audio Features	Loudspeaker 3.5mm Port Phone Noise Cancellation FM Radio	Loudspeaker FM Radio 3.5mm Port
Audio Formats	MP3 WAV WMA FLAC	AAC 3GA AMR RA AWB FLAC M4A MID MIDI MP3 OGA OGG WMA WAV XMF
Video Formats	MP4 DIVX XVID WMV H.264	DIVX H.263 H.264 MPEG-4 MP4 XVID
Sensors	Accelerometer Barometer Compass GPS A-GPS GLONASS Gyroscope Heart Rate Proximity	Proximity Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope Barometer Fingerprint Heart Rate GPS A-GPS GLONASS

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active vs. Samsung Galaxy S9 Active Specs & Speed Benchmarks

Antutu

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Geekbench 4 Single

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Geekbench 4 Multi

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3DMark Unlimited Icestorm

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GFXBench Manhattan (Offscr.)

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GFXBench Manhattan 3.1 (Offscr.)

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GFXBench T-Rex (Offscr.)

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Battery Capacity (mAh)

Higher is better