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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-08-12 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.41 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 7.51 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2772 x 1344 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 453 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ SM8350-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 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) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.48 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 Active has an overall score of 81.9, which is much better than Honor Magic3 Pro's score of 72.8. The Galaxy S8 Active design is just a little bit lighter than Honor Magic3 Pro, but it is somewhat thicker and was released 4 years before. The Honor Magic3 Pro features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Honor Magic3 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM.
Galaxy S8 Active counts with a slightly better display than Honor Magic3 Pro, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Honor Magic3 Pro shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a way bigger sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photographs.
The Honor Magic3 Pro has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Honor Magic3 Pro has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 15% greater battery capacity.
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