Screen size
Galaxy M16Winner: 6.7"+24%
Galaxy S7 active5.1"
Quick verdict
Galaxy M16 leads the measured specs 12-5.
Measured wins
Galaxy M16
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
Galaxy S7 active
5
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy M16
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Galaxy S7 active
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Galaxy M16
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Galaxy S7 active
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy M16
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Galaxy S7 active
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Galaxy M16
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Galaxy S7 active
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands
Galaxy M16
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Galaxy S7 active
-
Speed
Galaxy M16
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Galaxy S7 active
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Announced
Galaxy M16
2025, February 27
Galaxy S7 active
2016, June. Released 2016, June
Status
Galaxy M16
Available. Released 2025, March 05
Galaxy S7 active
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy M16
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Galaxy S7 active
148.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight
Galaxy M16
191 g (6.74 oz)
Galaxy S7 active
184.8 g (6.53 oz)
Build
Galaxy M16
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Galaxy S7 active
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM
Galaxy M16
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Galaxy S7 active
Nano-SIM
Other
Galaxy M16
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Galaxy S7 active
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810G compliant
Type
Galaxy M16
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Galaxy S7 active
Super AMOLED
Size
Galaxy M16
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy S7 active
5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy M16
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Galaxy S7 active
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~576 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy M16
-
Galaxy S7 active
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
OS
Galaxy M16
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Galaxy S7 active
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI
Chipset
Galaxy M16
Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Galaxy S7 active
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU
Galaxy M16
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Galaxy S7 active
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Galaxy M16
Mali-G57 MC2
Galaxy S7 active
Adreno 530
Card slot
Galaxy M16
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Galaxy S7 active
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy M16
128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Galaxy S7 active
32GB 4GB RAM
Triple
Galaxy M16
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro)
Galaxy S7 active
-
Features
Galaxy M16
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Galaxy S7 active
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
Galaxy M16
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Galaxy S7 active
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS
Single
Galaxy M16
-
Galaxy S7 active
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Single
Galaxy M16
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Galaxy S7 active
5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Video
Galaxy M16
1080p@30fps
Galaxy S7 active
Features
Galaxy M16
-
Galaxy S7 active
HDR
Loudspeaker
Galaxy M16
Yes
Galaxy S7 active
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy M16
No
Galaxy S7 active
Yes
WLAN
Galaxy M16
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Galaxy S7 active
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Galaxy M16
5.3, A2DP, LE
Galaxy S7 active
4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning
Galaxy M16
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Galaxy S7 active
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Galaxy M16
Yes
Galaxy S7 active
Yes
Radio
Galaxy M16
No
Galaxy S7 active
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Galaxy M16
USB Type-C 2.0
Galaxy S7 active
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Galaxy M16
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Galaxy S7 active
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other
Galaxy M16
-
Galaxy S7 active
ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Type
Galaxy M16
5000 mAh
Galaxy S7 active
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Galaxy M16
25W wired
Galaxy S7 active
15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by
Galaxy M16
-
Galaxy S7 active
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time
Galaxy M16
-
Galaxy S7 active
Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play
Galaxy M16
-
Galaxy S7 active
Up to 110 h
Colors
Galaxy M16
Thunder Black, MInt Green, Blush Pink
Galaxy S7 active
Camo Green, Titanium Gray, Sandy Gold
Models
Galaxy M16
SM-M166P, SM-M166P/DS
Galaxy S7 active
SM-G891A
SAR
Galaxy M16
1.08 W/kg (head)
Galaxy S7 active
0.92 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Galaxy M16
0.99 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
Galaxy S7 active
0.32 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
Price
Galaxy M16
₹ 13,999
Galaxy S7 active
About 360 EUR