Global Score | |
75 | 81.9 |
Basic Information | |
Microsoft | Samsung |
Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
2015-10-06 | 2017-08-11 |
5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
5.82 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
Black and White | Gold and Gray |
Plastic | -- |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 325.00 | $ 245.00 |
Display / Screen | |
5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
515 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
9.4 | 8.9 |
Performance | |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
8.37 | 9.27 |
Storage | |
32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
8.56 | 10.78 |
Camera | |
20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) 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 |
10.34 | 9.79 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
7.1 | 6.6 |
Battery Life | |
3340mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
5.28 | 5.92 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
GPS | GPS |
NFC | NFC |
-- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
FM Radio | -- |
The Galaxy S8 Active has an overall score of 81.9, which is slightly better than the Lumia 950 XL's 75 global score. The Galaxy S8 Active design is newer, but thicker and a lot heavier than Lumia 950 XL. The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, although it has a little bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch of display, a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
The Galaxy S8 Active features a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a SD card slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Galaxy S8 Active features a superior performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a greater number of faster cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Lumia 950 XL takes a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light captures, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Lumia 950 XL also counts with a back camera with a much higher resolution and a bigger camera sensor.
The Galaxy S8 Active counts with better battery lifetime than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3340mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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