Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 59.4 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | -- |
| 2010-06-07 | 2017-08-11 |
| 4.50 x 2.31 x 0.37 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.83 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 640 x 960 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 330 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A4 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX535 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 7.56 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.71 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1420mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 300 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is much better than the iPhone 4, having an 81.9 score against 59.4. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is noticeably newer than the iPhone 4, it's just a little thicker and a lot heavier. The Galaxy S8 Active counts with an extremely better CPU than iPhone 4, because it has more processing cores and a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy S8 Active counts with a bit better looking display than iPhone 4, because it has a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a way greater pixel amount per screen inch and a lot bigger display. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active takes much better pictures and videos than iPhone 4, because it has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a way higher image and video quality, a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 4, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 4, because it has a 182% larger battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active costs a little more than the iPhone 4, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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