The headphone jack is on the top instead of the bottom the SIM tray is on the right side just about half way along the edge while the S7 has it on the top next to the noise canceling mic. The layout of the S7 active is a bit different than that of the Galaxy S7. Samsung says this was a cosmetic choice to achieve visual appeal. The S7 active has more of a striped look to it when inspecting it up close. The bezels on our Gold unit have a texture under the glass that's different from the standard S7's which is a shiny solid gold. In previous Active models, the fingerprint scanner was left out, even though both the Galaxy S5 and S6 had fingerprint scanners themselves. Where every other model had buttons that were adjacent, the S7 active leaves a bit of space between the pill-shaped buttons, likely due to the introduction of the fingerprint sensor into the central key. The design of the buttons has changed from previous active generations as well. The most apparent differences upon first glance are the three hardware buttons in the front whereas the S7 only has one physical home button while the Back and Recents keys are capacitive touch keys. The S7 active takes cues directly from the S7 but comes with a completely redesigned chassis as is usual for the Active series. Granted, it's significantly chunkier than the S7 (whose glass and metal build is much denser). When you pick the phone up, it feels lighter than its volume would suggest. The Galaxy S7 active measures 148.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 in) and weighs in at the hefty 185g but that's fine considering the extra battery capacity. Taking cues from its predecessors, the Galaxy S7 active is designed for ruggedness and endurance. The Galaxy S7 active is perhaps not as attractive as some other flagship phones, but that's not what the active is about.
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You can plug your old phone into the adapter and transfer photos, contacts, and it even works with iOS and it'll download all your stuff directly from your iCloud if you'd like. Something that Samsung has also been doing since the Galaxy S7 is bundling an OTG adapter for using with Smart Switch, Samsung's own app for transferring files from your old device. The Adaptive Fast Charger and any Quick Charge 2.0 charger can usually be used interchangeably. The charger block is the same Adaptive Fast Charger that Samsung has been packing with its phones since the Note 4. Just under that are a charger block, micro-USB cable, and SIM tool which can be hooked to a key ring if you ever need to pop out the SIM and microSD tray. Once that's out, lifting the top layer of packaging reveals some documentation and warranty info. The box opens like a lid, and you're greeted by the Galaxy S7 active. We feel AT&T missed on the opportunity to capitalize on the rugged nature of phone when designing the box.Īnyway, it's what's inside that counts so let's dig in right away. While the Galaxy S7's box was dark with shiny letters, AT&T's exclusive phone has average looking packaging.