Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is the best rugged phone, except for one thing

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is the best rugged phone, except for one thing
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Your options are extremely limited if you want a flagship smartphone that's also rugged.

There's only one real tough phone to consider: the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active (http://mashable.com/2016/06/06/samsung-galaxy-s7-active-hands-on/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial). That's it. Every other rugged smartphone out there doesn't even compare.

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Starting with the Galaxy S4 Active (http://mashable.com/2013/07/19/galaxy-s4-active-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Samsung's always followed its flagship Galaxy S smartphones with a tougher Active version. Last year's Galaxy S6 Active (http://mashable.com/2015/06/26/samsung-galaxy-s6-active-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) was the toughest phone yet. But while it improved on the Galaxy S6 with a more durable dust-proof, shock-resistant and water-resistant body and a significantly larger battery that lasted longer, it still had to drop features like the fingerprint sensor. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/21/samsung-galaxy-s7-active-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)


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