Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 active vs Samsung Galaxy J7v vs Samsung Galaxy S9

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2016 July 2017 February 2018
Status Available - June 2016 Available - July 2017 Coming Soon, March 2018
Price Rs. 53,640 ($794.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,200 ($240.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Gray, Gold Black, Silver Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
151.4 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
(5.96 x 3 x 0.34 in)
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 167.3 g (5.89.0.11 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 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 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - No Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 , Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 506 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
RAM 4 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.5 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.32% 72.29% 84.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual Pixel 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 8 MP 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash 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, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 3300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 288 h -
Talk Time - Up to 40 h -