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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2017-08-11 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 265.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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
Galaxy S8 Active has a score of 81.9, which is a bit better than the Apple iPhone 5s's 75.5 global score. The Galaxy S8 Active design is newer than the Apple iPhone 5s's, but it's notably heavier and a lot thicker. Galaxy S8 Active features a CPU that's just as good as the Apple iPhone 5s one, because although the Galaxy S8 Active has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 3 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active and iPhone 5s count with very similar displays, although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a way better display pixel density, a really larger display and a lot higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution. Galaxy S8 Active has a much better camera than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a way larger camera aperture, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality, a larger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs and a back facing camera with a lot better 12 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy S8 Active features a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S8 Active also has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1570mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is also cheaper than the Apple iPhone 5s.
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