Samsung fixes problem in Galaxy S7 Active

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, which is a rugged variant of Galaxy S7, is only available in the US.

Samsung has has responded to a report published in Consumer Reports on June 8, which claimed that Galaxy S7 Active isn’t
waterproof. The Korean smartphone maker told the site a manufacturing defect caused some Galaxy S7 Active units to fail dunk tests. Samsung said it has fixed the problem. “The company says it launched an investigation after two phones failed a Consumer Reports dunk test, and that the manufacturing problems were corrected approximately one week after our results were published on July 8,” says the report on Consumer Reports.
Consumer Reports, on June 8, reported Galaxy S7 Active – which comes with IP68-rating and is water and shatter resistant – doesn’t meet Samsung’s own claims. According to Samsung, all S7 phones, including the Active, are designed to survive in up to 5 feet of water for 30 minutes. Consumer Reports, however, revealed that after a half-hour in water, the Active’s screen flashed green and other colors and didn’t respond to touch. Tiny bubbles appeared on the camera lenses. Consumer Reports tested a second Active phone to verify results and it also failed. Maria Rerecich, Consumer Reports’ director of electronics testing, had said she was surprised the Active failed.
Phil Berne, a public relations manager for Samsung told Consumer Reports that number of defected Galaxy S7 Active units were ‘tiny’ as compared to the total number of devices. Berne told the site that all Galaxy S7 Active phones are manufactured in the same facility in Asia. But the company found problem in the production line and corrected it. Users, who have already purchased the Galaxy Active S7 with the problem can either return the same to the retailer or directly to Samsung for a replacement.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, which is a rugged variant of Galaxy S7, is only available in the US. Samsung Galaxy S7 active has a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display. It comes with a 4,000mAh battery that is claimed to provide upto 32 hours of talk time, and can fully charge in less than two hours. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active sports a 12MP rear camera with Dual Pixel technology and a 5MP front shooter. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, coupled with 4GB RAM and 32GB ROM (expandable up to 200GB via microSD card).
Samsung Galaxy S7 active comes with KNOX, which is company’s defense-grade mobile security platform. It features a fingerprint sensor. The Galaxy S7 active supports single, micro SIM. It supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, FM, 4G. Sensors on the phone include Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, and Gyroscope.