I believe you have seen the "Active" version of Samsung's flagship machine before, and the Galaxy S7 Act is the latest model of this series. It has a larger battery capacity of 4000 mAh (3000 mAh for the Galaxy S7). Compared with S7, S7 Active has an additional physical button on the side of the fuselage. After pressing it, you can directly access the Active App. This function is unique to S7 Active.
Main parameter configuration
The fuselage is of military specification standard, waterproof, dustproof, rain proof, solar radiation proof, salt proof, etc.
IP68 certification, can stay for half an hour under 1.5m water depth
5.1 inch Super AMOLED 2K resolution display
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad core processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB memory, 32GB storage space, can be expanded with microSD, up to 256GB
Tochwiz system interface (based on Android 6.0.1)
12 megapixel camera, f/1.7 aperture, 1.4 μ m pixel size, phase focusing, 4K photography, LED flash, optical anti shake
5 megapixel front camera, f/1.7 aperture, 2K video recording, HDR
fingerprint identification
LTE Cat. 9 WiFi a/b/g/n/ac, GPS satellite system, NFC， Infrared device, Bluetooth 4.2, antenna device
Heart rate sensor, barometer
4000 mAh battery, wireless charging
With radio function
Negative equinox
Unpacking
The package of S7 Active is similar to that of S7, S7 Active can only be applied to the AT&T network in the United States for the time being, so you will see the logo of AT&T on the package. When you open the box, you will see the phone lying there quietly, taking out the phone. There are also some instructions and warranty cards, chargers, microUSB cables, and a card pin for you to replace the SIM card and SD card.
Samsung has added an OTG interface to the Galaxy S7, as is S7 Active. With Samsung's own app, you can easily use OTG to transfer data, photos, contacts, etc. from other devices to S7 Active.
hardware design
Galaxy S7 Active may be a little low for most users, but after all, people have special skills. S7 Active was born to adapt to various harsh environments. The Galaxy S7 Active has a body size of 148.8 x 74.9 x 9.9mm and a weight of 185g. After all, it has a larger battery. However, when you hold it in your hand, you will feel that it is actually a little lighter than it seems, but compared with the S7, its body size is really much larger. The first time you see the appearance of S7 Active, you will find that there are three large physical buttons at the bottom of the front of the fuselage, while only the Home button of S7 is physical, and the return key and multi task key are touch buttons.
(Three entity keys)
Compared with the previous generation of Active version, the appearance of these physical keys of S7 Act has some minor changes. There will be some space between each key. It should be designed to install fingerprint sensors on the Home key. The gold version of S7 Active is slightly different from S7 on the border. It has some texture, while S7 is a smooth metal border.
The key layout of the S7 Active is also different from that of the Galaxy S7. Its headphone interface is placed on the top of the body, while the S7 is at the bottom. The SIM card slot is in the middle of the right side of the body. There is a dedicated "Active" button on the left side of the body, and the volume button is next to it. Let's talk about the "Active" button later. These buttons are "sensitive" and easy to touch by mistake.
(Active key and volume key)
The top and bottom of the fuselage are wrapped with rubber, which feels like a combination of plastic and rubber. This material wraps each corner of the fuselage, which should be used to absorb the impact force generated during impact. If you look carefully, the traces of these materials are very obvious, which is not in line with the level of the flagship machine.
(The corners are wrapped with rubber material)
This rubber material can reinforce the metal frame to protect the screen, buttons and other parts of the phone. Because the back of the phone is made of polycarbonate, the heat dissipation of the phone basically depends on this metal frame.
The back shell of the gold version is polycarbonate plastic with strong texture. From the aesthetic point of view, it is also good. There is a complex aesthetic feeling inside, and this texture can make you hold the phone more firmly and not easy to take it off. The S7 Active camera, like the S7, uses a 12 megapixel camera with LED flash and heart rate sensor.
However, unlike the S7, the camera of the S7 Active is embedded inside the body, and the entire camera module is flat without any projection, so even if the front of the phone falls on the ground, it will not cause too much damage. There is an LED message light, a light distance sensor and a 5 megapixel wide-angle front camera on the top of the front of the fuselage.
Screen, connectivity and endurance
The Galaxy S7 Active screen is the same as the S7. The same 5.1 inch Super AMOLED 2560 x 1440 (577ppi) resolution display screen has bright colors and delicate display effects. Samsung claims that the S7 Active can withstand the impact of falling from a maximum of 1.5 meters, while the display will not be affected in any way.
Its screen performance is very good. To be honest, it even exceeded our expectations. S7 Active adds a layer of polycarbonate coating on the screen surface, which is invisible to users, and also provides protection for the screen in case of impact. The brightness of this screen is even higher than that of S7. In addition, the visibility is also high when used outdoors.
(Screen test value)
As for color accuracy, when the S7 Active screen is set to Basic mode, its color accuracy performance is more accurate, but the appearance is not as bright as Adaptive mode. The Delta E value in Basic mode is 1.2, while the Delta E value in Adaptive mode is 5.
data connection
Although Galaxy S7 Active only supports AT&T networks, it also supports many LTE bands, including 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 3 (1800), 4 (1700/2100), 5 (850), 7 (2600), 8 (900), 12 (700), 20 (800), 29 (700), 30 (2300), 38 (1900), 40 (2300), 41 (2500), At the same time, VoLTE is no problem.
In addition, S7 Active also supports GSM 8509001800, while HSDPA supports 8501900 and 2100,. The download speed and upload speed of HSDPA can reach 42.2Mbps and 5.76Mbps respectively. LTE is Cat9, and the download speed and upload speed are 450Mbps and 50Mbps respectively.
The SIM card slot can insert a nano SIM card and a microSD card up to 256GB. This card holder is different from what we have seen before. In order to save the internal space of the phone, the card holder is very short and double-sided. The SD card is placed on the front and the SIM card is placed on the back. The two cards are overlapped and put into the card holder.
In other aspects, the phone supports Bluetooth 4.2 (A2DP, LE, aptX), WiFi a/b/g/n/ac dual antenna, WiFi direct connection, GPS satellite navigation NFC、 Radio system, etc. The charging interface is USB 2.0, which supports fast charging 2.0 and OTG.
Endurance
The Galaxy S7 Active battery is 33% larger than the S7 battery (4000 mAh vs. 3000 mAh). The Active series battery is usually larger, because their users should stay outdoors for a long time. The Galaxy S7 Active showed a good performance of 96 hours in the standby test. By comparison, the standby time of the Galaxy S7 (Exynos 8890 processor) in this test is 80 hours.
(Endurance test, 96 hours standby, 29.17 hours 3G call, 12.08 hours web browsing, 20.54 hours video playback)
Like S7, S7 Active's performance in the test of browsing web pages is not as good as that in the test of video playback. The 12.08 hours of web page browsing time is not up to our expectations, but it is also very good. The video playback time is up to 20.54 hours. S7 Active will not consume too much power when watching videos stored locally. In the call test, the Galaxy S7 Active calls for 29.17 hours, much better than the S7 (regardless of the processor version).
system
In addition to an "Active" exclusive app, the system is similar to S7 in other aspects. Samsung's TuchWiz UI is based on Android 6.0.1, with some Samsung apps pre installed.
(Active Exclusive App Interface)
The difference between S7 Active and S7 Active is that S7 Active has one more "Active" button. After pressing it, it will open the "Active" exclusive app, which will display various information data and tools that sports enthusiasts will use. And the function of this "Active" key can be customized. You can set it to open after pressing Love to play computer games Website, or open WeChat, and if you set the key to open the camera after pressing it, this key can also act as the shutter key in the camera interface. The lock screen displays the time and date. There are shortcut buttons for dialing and camera at the bottom. You can set it to double click the Home key to open the camera.
You can also use fingerprint identification to unlock. It's easy to use, but if you can't recognize it after pressing it three times, you have to enter the password. If it is not correct, you will have to wait 30 seconds to unlock again.
(Constant bright screen setting interface)
S7 Active also supports the Always On function. In addition to displaying the time and date, this function can also display some wallpapers, improving the overall visual perception.
(Main interface)
The system is a common Samsung TouchWiz. Samsung has set the application arrangement as a row of four apps. Each icon is now larger and easier to click. For the application arrangement, you can also set it as 4 x 4, 4 x 5 or 5 x 5 according to your preference.
The system theme supports free replacement, and only a few themes are built in, but you can go to the theme store to download the ones you like. The apps in the secondary menu are sorted according to letters. You can also sort the apps freely. At the same time, a search function is added. If you don't like the secondary menu, you can cancel it.
The notification center interface still has various shortcut switches. Unless you enter the settings and turn it off, the DirecTV option will always appear in the notification center, and messages will often pop up to remind you to set the app triggered by the "Active" key. All shortcut buttons are displayed in the notification center. You can customize them freely and adjust the brightness of the screen in the notification center. S7 Active also supports split screen display, but the 5.1 inch screen is not very large, which makes it difficult for you to show your strength. In addition, it only supports a few apps for split screen display, but Samsung is already a good manufacturer in this regard, and some apps can support floating window display.
(Theme store, notification center and split screen display)
At the same time, like the Galaxy S7, it also supports many gesture controls - turning the phone upside down to mute, scanning the screen with your palm to take a screenshot, double clicking the Home key to open the camera, and so on. By the way, Samsung has also learned from other manufacturers and added the scrolling screenshot function in the system to easily realize long screenshots. This function is very practical, especially when browsing some long articles or websites.
The whole system of TouchWiz works well, but some places are not humanized enough. For example, when you want to use some third-party apps to open files, the system will use the app you selected at the time as the default opening method, rather than asking you "only this time" or "use this app to open files later" like other Android phones, Many users are very dissatisfied with this.
If you want to open a document, and then you use WPS as the opening method, then all documents will be opened using WPS. If you want to switch the opening method, you can only change it in the settings. What's more, many new Android phones don't know where to change, which will make them very angry.
performance
Unlike the international version (using Samsung's own Exynos processor), the Galaxy S7 Active in the North American market is equipped with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, which has 4GB of memory and a combination of two 2.15GHz Kryo cores and two 1.6GHz cores. This four core processor has four fewer cores than its predecessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (eight core processor), but don't be fooled by the literal parameters. This 820 processor is very powerful. The new architecture enables it to provide powerful performance while reducing power consumption.
The GPU of Snapdragon 820 is Adreno 530, with 4GB of memory. Now let's see how the Galaxy S7 Active performs compared with other competitors. Because S7 Active is only sold in the United States at present, we will also compare it with the flagship version of the United States.
(In terms of single core performance, the performance of S7 Active is relatively good compared with other Snapdragon 820 phones, but Apple's A9 processor still dominates the single core performance test)
(In the multi-core test, we can see that Samsung's Galaxy S7 performs very well, but S7 Active can only be said to be in line)
(S7 Active performs fairly well)
(In Basemark OS 2.0, we can see that Galaxy S7 Active has achieved the best results.)
(GFXBench Manhattan/1080P offscreen mode, used to test the image processing performance of mobile phones)
(GFXBench Manhattan/native resolution onscreen mode)
(In the second round of image performance test, we used GFX Car mode. Because this test is more complex than the previous ones, their scores are much lower than those in the previous round. S7 Active HTC 10 And One plus three The S7 with Exynos processor is almost the bottom)
(In onscreen mode, the score of Galaxy S7 Active is reduced due to its high resolution, but it performs well in QHD screen phones.)
Basemark X is used to test the performance of game images. The performance of S7 Active is very eye-catching One plus three The performance is similar. It is better than other mobile phones with Snapdragon 820 processor. The S7 with Exynos processor also performs well. It seems that Samsung has made great efforts on this chip.
Basemark ES 3.1 can be used to test the image performance of devices compatible with OpenGL ES 3.1. The score of Galaxy S7 (Exynos processor) is higher than that of S7 Active and other devices using Snapdragon 820 processor, but still lower than that of Apple A9 processor.
The Galaxy S7 Active's heat dissipation mode is different from that of other flagship phones. Because the back shell of the S7 Active is made of polycarbonate, its heat dissipation effect is not as good as that of glass or metal materials. It can only rely on its metal frame for heat dissipation. When handling complex tasks, the frame on the upper right corner of the body becomes slightly overheated.
In general, the performance of S7 Active is good in this year's flagship phones. There is no pressure in daily use. 4GB of memory can handle multiple tasks easily, and there is basically no jam when switching apps.
Calls, speakers and software
The call interface still looks like TouchWiz. The Do Not Disturb mode can be set to open regularly. When it is opened, only important notification messages will be displayed. You can set which messages are "important" by yourself.
SMS input
The Galaxy S7 Active uses a Samsung keyboard, which is relatively versatile. There is a row of number keys on the top of the keyboard, and it can also perform input prediction. It supports sliding input and voice input. The keyboard size can be adjusted, and there is a "high contrast keyboard" mode for users with visual defects.
(Do not disturb mode and keyboard interface)
speaker
The Galaxy S7 Active is a little better than the S7 in terms of sound effect testing. It gets a "Good" rating in the results, but its volume is not very high, so be careful. You may miss answering your wife's phone in noisy environments.
Application software
S Health can use heart rate sensors to detect various physiological indicators, and can track various data when walking, running and cycling. You can also enter various foods you eat in S Health to calculate the calories you eat in a day.
Smart Manager is a management application that can manage information such as battery, memory, storage space and device security. Here you can also view which apps are consuming power or memory and close them, as well as clean junk files.
(S Health and Smart Manager interface)
Click "Device Security" to activate KNOX (system security suite to protect mobile phone data) and detect malware. My KNOX is an app that can create a completely independent and highly secure virtual space on your device, separate your work and personal life, and make your data and files more secure. My Files is a file browsing software, which is combined with Google Drive. You can also compress multiple files for sharing and batch processing.
Multi-Media
Samsung photo albums are sorted by time. You can also set them as folders to browse. picture The sharing options include wireless printing, Android Beam and WiFi direct connection, but without DLNA, you can't connect to your TV. Pictures can also be edited through some tools, such as cutting, jigsaw puzzle, picture modification, filter, etc.
(Photo album)
Google Play Music is the default player of the system. Not long ago, Google also changed the UI design of this software to Material Design, so the visual effect is very good. It can not only play local music, but also play streaming media from cloud storage (domestic users say no).
There is no pre installed video playing software in the system. All videos are played through albums, and subtitle addition and floating window play are supported. Album videos can also be edited. You can cut the length of videos, but these are basic edits. However, there are many video processing apps available for download in the app store.
Although the appearance of the Galaxy S7 Active looks a bit ugly, it does not mean that it is not suitable for listening to music. Its sound quality is better than that of the S7 and S7 edge It is not bad at all, even better than them in some aspects, and there is almost nothing weak.
camera
If you have used Samsung phones before, I think you should be familiar with the S7 Active camera interface. Like the Galaxy S7, the S7 Active also uses the same camera module, the 12 megapixel camera, f/1.7 aperture, and the camera sensor uses Sony's IMX260 instead of Samsung's own ISOCELL S5K2L1. Although there are some differences between the two sensors, their shooting performance is very good. The pixel size of both devices is 1.4 μ m, and they support phase focusing. Regardless of taking photos or recording videos, the focusing speed is very fast, which may be the fastest mobile phone in the market.
The camera interface is exactly the same as the previous Samsung mobile phones. The camera menu contains video recording, shutter button, shooting resolution settings, etc. I believe most users will be able to get started soon. It can support taking dynamic photos (similar to Apple's Live Photo). It will take a three second video before you press the shutter, and then combine it with the photos. At present, such dynamic photos can only be viewed on S7 or S7 edge, so it is difficult for you to share them with other mobile users. Fortunately, Samsung has updated a function that allows you to convert dynamic photos into videos, so you can send them to any mobile user.
(Dynamic photo output selection)
Expert mode provides many options for you to operate. You can set the shutter speed, exposure, ISO value, white balance, etc., and also support manual focusing. The demo shot by Galaxy S7 Active is very good, with rich details and few noise points. however Photos taken in HDR mode are sometimes good or bad, sometimes the exposure is not high enough, and When the light goes dark, night falls, and HDR is useless at this time.
Now let's take a look at some samples
(Take a sample)
(When taking a sample, HDR is not turned on for the first one, but turned on for the second one)
(Night view sample)
(Front camera sample)
Video capture
With the slogan of flagship, Galaxy S7 Active can record 4K (2160P/30fps), 1440P/30fps, 1080P/60fps and 1080P/30fps videos. You can also shoot 720P/240fps slow motion videos and delay videos. The code rate of 4K video is 48Mbps, 1080P/60fps is 28Mbps, and the audio code rate is 256Kbps.
summary
Galaxy S7 Active inherits the good advantages of S7 and is integrated into this rugged machine. It is a good choice for outdoor athletes. Even ordinary consumers may buy S7 Active because of its solid body design. After you buy it back, you almost don't need to buy any protective covers. You don't use your mobile phone so carefully anymore, and there is a larger battery capacity for your high-intensity use for a day.
Compared with Galaxy S6 Active, S7 Active is more worthy of our recommendation. It has newer and better processors and fingerprint recognition.
Key data
The appearance design is similar to the Galaxy S6 Active, but this time it is more beautiful, and the beveled border of the previous cutting hand has been replaced by the sleek rubber material.
The military level waterproof and dust-proof design, no matter you are a clumsy person or extreme sports enthusiast, you no longer have to worry about the phone falling on the ground. At the same time, the phone has a built-in pressure sensor and the "Active" key to let you customize its functions freely.
This AMOLED screen has a good look and feel, and there is also a layer of polycarbonate coating on its screen surface to protect your screen, which can withstand the impact of falling from a maximum of 1.5 meters.
The Always On function can not only maintain low power consumption, but also display some useful information on the screen for you to see.
96 hours of super standby, 4000 milliampere hours of battery capacity for your use in a day.
The TouchWiz system is versatile and easy to use.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and 4GB memory make your mobile phone less outdated.
The speaker effect is good, and the audio output is also satisfactory.
The 12 megapixel camera can take beautiful photos with fast focusing speed, rich details, good tolerance and high color saturation.
The 5 megapixel front camera is not very good, but it is enough for you to post your friends.
The recorded 4K video has rich details and smooth pictures.
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