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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 |
| $ 270.00 | $ 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 is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone 5s, having an 81.9 score against 75.5. The Galaxy S8 Active design is a lot newer than Apple iPhone 5s's, but it is extremely thicker and noticeably heavier. The Galaxy S8 Active's CPU is just as good as the Apple iPhone 5s one, because although the Galaxy S8 Active has a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM and a greater number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a screen that's very similar to Apple iPhone 5s's screen, although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a way better 1440 x 2960 resolution, a much higher screen pixel density and a lot larger display. The Galaxy S8 Active has a superior camera than iPhone 5s, because it has a much larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a lot better 3840x2160 video quality, a way better resolution back facing camera and a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photographs.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 5s, because it has a 155% more battery size.
Galaxy S8 Active not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also the cheapest one.
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