Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2020-04-24 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.35 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 3.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a score of 81.9, which is a little bit better than the iPhone SE (2020)'s 81.5 score. Even being the best device in this review, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active construction is incredibly older, noticeably heavier and way thicker than iPhone SE (2020). IPhone SE (2020) has a better CPU than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory and lesser processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Galaxy S8 Active features just a bit better looking display than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a bigger display, a lot better amount of pixels per inch of display and a lot better 1440 x 2960 resolution. The Galaxy S8 Active features a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy S8 Active also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy S8 Active features a much better battery lifetime than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 4000mAh battery size. IPhone SE (2020) has just a bit better camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier aperture and a smaller back camera sensor taking less light and duller colors, and they both have a same resolution back facing camera and the same (4K) video resolution, the iPhone SE (2020) also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S8 Active is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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