Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Review

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active will certainly debut once again giving consumers the rugged design and highly durable smartphone of the year once again. The Galaxy S7 will launch during the early part of the 2nd quarter of 2016 while the Active version will follow shortly behind. The numerous features found only in the Active has helped AT&T become highly successful with this carrier specific handset.

The early rumors are a bit premature as there’s still plenty of time until the official announcement. If Sammy remains consistent as they typically do, we should see something official on the AT&T only release sometime in May of 2016. We’re hearing that once again the standard S7 and S7 Edge will be launched in April of next year with the Active following suit sometime in June.

The S7 Active specs will be significantly better than the S6 Active while maintaining what’s lacking in the standard model. Unfortunately, Sammy seems to conveniently leave out the waterproof features, shock proof sensors, and much more in their highly touted flagship which gives consumers something truly worth waiting for.

We’ve been hearing the new Active will get an extra inch to the display and it may feature an amazing UHD display. If so, this will give you a screen resolution up to 3480 x 2160 which will be significantly better than the display of the S6 Active. The adaptive display is expected to be even more refined which will further allow automatic changes for brightness and sharpness giving you a rich, and clear display anytime, anywhere.

The front camera is rumored to sport a 7.0 MP shooter while the rear camera is believed to be around 19 megapixels. We’re also hoping to see a deeper and longer submersion time than the 3 meters and 30 minutes seen in the current model.

We’re hearing a lot of rumors the IP68 rating will be improved upon in the new concept. The current model allow you to take underwater photos and record video of no more than 3 meters (9 feet) and for a duration of up to 30 minutes, but we’re hearing so much more. This could mean depths of up to 15 feet and submersion times of 1 hour which is ultimately what we’re hoping for.