Samsung has launched yet another device in the Galaxy S7 series called the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. It comes with features derived from the Galaxy S7 flagship and a bigger battery just like the Galaxy A9. It will be available on AT&T exclusively from June 10 and will be priced at $26.50/month, $33.13/month for 24 months. The SIM-free variant price will be announced later and it will be available in Sandy Gold, Camo Green and Titanium Gray color options.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active comes with a 5.1-inch QHD Super AMOLED display with 2560×1440 pixel resolution, Gorilla Glass 4 protection and an added layer of polycarbonate making it shatter-resistant (drops from <5 ft. on flat surface). This phone is IP68 certified, that means its water resistant as well. It has 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage capacity with expandable storage capacity via MicroSD card. It runs on Android 6 Marshmallow OS with TouchWiz out of the box.
It features a 12-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX260 Exmor RS, 1.4μm, f/1.7, PDAF, OIS, auto HDR, object tracking autofocus and LED flash. A 5-megapixel front facingc amera with f/1.7 and auto HDR is also available. It is backed up by a large 4000mAh non-removable battery with wireless charging (WPC 1.1 & PMA 1.0) and Fast Charging features and with a straight jump of 1000 mAh from the Galaxy S7.
Connectivity options includes 4G LTE, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2×2 MU-MIMO, BT 4.2, NFC, GPS/GNSS and microUSB 2.0. The Galaxy S7 Active also comes with a fingerprint scanner embedded on the physical home button. It measures 148.8 x 75.0 x 9.9 mm and weights 185 grams.