Older flagship · 2016

Samsung Galaxy S7 active

Name: Samsung Galaxy S7 active
Brand: Samsung

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A13 (SM-A137)

An older flagship with a compact body and an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery and slow 15W charging show its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength Compact high-end size, AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (4000mAh), 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.1″ Super AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 820 4 / 32 GB

4000 mAh 15W charging

12 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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What stands out

MIL-STD durability with IP68 water resistance

Compact high-end phone — rare mix of small size and strong performance

Pro camera extras: RAW

Display

5.1″ · Super AMOLED · 1440 × 2560 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

5.1"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 2560 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) · 4-core 2.15 GHz · Adreno 530

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

188,798

CPU

4-core, 2.15 GHz

GPU

Adreno 530

Process

14 nm

CPU layout

2x Kryo 2.2 GHz + 2x Kryo 1.6 GHz

Camera

12 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 5 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.7

OIS

Front camera

5 MP f/1.7

Main sensor

Sony IMX260 Exmor RS, 1/2.5", 1.4µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

RAW

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 15 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

96:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

Micro-USB

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

8 g · 9.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

148.8 mm

Width

74.9 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm

Weight

8 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 7

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1440 × 2560 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.1″ vs 4.7″ screen

104% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

8 g vs 138 g

Lower benchmark score

189k vs 238k AnTuTu

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