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Global Score
7581.9
Basic Information
MicrosoftSamsung
Windows 10 Mobile--
2015-10-062017-08-11
5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches
5.82 ounces7.34 ounces
Black and WhiteGold and Gray
Plastic--
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 325.00$ 245.00
Display / Screen
5.7 inches5.8 inches
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)2960 x 1440 pixels
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
515 pixels per inch568 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.48.9
Performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processorKryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM4 GB RAM
Adreno 430 GPUAdreno 540 GPU
8.379.27
Storage
32 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slotmicroSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot
8.5610.78
Camera
20.00 MP + 5.00 MP12.00 MP + 8.00 MP
f/1.90 aperturef/1.70 aperture
26.00mm focal length26.00mm focal length
0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video
10.349.79
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA
Nano SIM, Dual SIMNano SIM
7.16.6
Battery Life
3340mAh Battery4000mAh Li - Ion Battery
Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless ChargingWireless Charging
288 hours standby time
25 hours talk time
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5.285.92
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 5.1, EDR
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor
FM Radio--

Comparison review

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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