Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 active vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy S7 active
samsung galaxy s7 active
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2016 September 2016
Status Available - June 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price Rs. 53,640 ($794.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Gray, Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
(6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa [Similar]
GPU Adreno 530 [Similar] Mali-T760MP8 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.32% 74.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual Pixel 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -