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| Global Score | |
| 40.6 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| 2013-10-22 | 2017-08-11 |
| 4.04 x 2.39 x 0.50 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.93 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Red, White and Yellow | Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 133 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | No touch screen |
| 5.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 5.94 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.6 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 840 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | -- |
| 2.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a global score of 81.9, which is a lot better than Nokia Asha 503's 40.6 global score. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is way heavier than Nokia Asha 503, it's incredibly thinner and also notably newer. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a very superior performance than Nokia Asha 503, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 Active has a much better looking display than Nokia Asha 503, because it has a way higher 1440 x 2960 resolution, a lot higher number of pixels per inch in the display and a way bigger display. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active takes greater pictures and videos than Nokia Asha 503, because it has a way bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photography, a back facing camera with much more mega pixels, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a way bigger camera sensor.
Galaxy S8 Active has a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Nokia Asha 503, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy S8 Active features a much longer battery performance than Nokia Asha 503, because it has a 233 percent larger battery size.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy S8 Active is also the cheapest, making it a simple decision.
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