Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Spotted; To Be Available Through AT&T

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(Photo : REUTERS/KIM HONG-JI) A Samsung logo is seen at Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, December 18, 2015. Picture taken on December 18, 2015.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active was spotted in an import-export tracking website. It is expected to be available through AT&T.

The well-known tipster, Evan Blass, has revealed that a Samsung smartphone with model number SM-G891A on Zauba, an import-export tracking website from India. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active that was released last year carried a model number of SM-G890A. Hence, the SM-G891A is suspected to belong to Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, Phone Arena reported.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active that is equipped with MIL-STD-810G and IP68 rating is packed with a huge battery of 3500 mAh capacity. The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones that were launched earlier does not feature MIL-STD-810G and IP68 rating.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones already come with IP68 rating. Hence, it would be interesting to see what new features Samsung may bring on the Galaxy S7 Active apart from shock protection and rugged exterior.

The Galaxy S7 Active may feature Active Key like the one present on S6 Active, Techno Buffalo reported. By citing Zauba's listing, Blass has stated that Galaxy S7 Active is under testing with AT&T. The specifications of the Galaxy S7 Active will be similar to that of the Galaxy S7.

Samsung had announced the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones in the previous month. The Galaxy S7 comes with a S-AMOLED screen of 5.1 inches that supports a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 4. The screen provides an Always-on display feature that shows alerts on the screen without impacting its battery performance.

The Galaxy S7 comes in two chipset variants. The Snapdragon 820 as well as the Exynos 8890 chipsets are supported by 4 GB of RAM. Both the chipset variants are supported by 4 GB of RAM. The Galaxy S7 comes in two native storage choices of 32 GB and 64 GB.

For photography, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is equipped with 12 MP camera. It is enable with features like OIS and single LED flash. It also features a front-facing camera of 5 MP.  The microSD slot of the Galaxy S7 supports up to 200 GB of memory card. It also features a fingerprint scanner. The 3000 mAh battery of the Galaxy S7 carries support for fast charging and wireless charging.