At first glance, it’s instantly apparent that Samsung has adopted a similar design standard for the Galaxy S7 Active as it did for the Galaxy S6 Active, but how is it different from the standard Galaxy S7? Well, apart from the obvious removal of the all-glass back in favor a combination of polycarbonate and rubber, the firm has also padded the corners with a rubber buffer, reinforced the glass covering the camera module and replaced the soft-touch capacitive buttons with physical ones. What’s interesting here, though, is that the central Home key is flatter than the Back and Recent toggles, which leads us to believe that it houses a fingerprint reader.
Naturally, Samsung has retained the Galaxy S7’s IP68 certification for the Galaxy S7 Active, but it’s coupled it with Military Standard strengthening technology to ensure adequate protection against shocks, vibration, humidity and rain, which means that, in theory, you should be able to take this phone just about anywhere without experiencing any hardware issues as a result of knocks, bumps and climatic conditions.
Be sure to check out the Galaxy S7 Active from all angles in the gallery below:
