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| Global Score | |
| 55.9 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8 | -- |
| 2013-02-25 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.52 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, White and Yellow | Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 7.92 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 6.70 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 504 hours standby time 23.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is much better than Lumia 720, with a global score of 81.9 against 55.9. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active construction is way newer than Lumia 720's, although it's extremely heavier and somewhat thicker. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a more vivid display than Lumia 720, because it has a much better 1440 x 2960px resolution, a much greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a lot larger screen.
Galaxy S8 Active features a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Lumia 720, because it has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Galaxy S8 Active has a quite better hardware performance than Nokia Lumia 720, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 Active features a much longer battery lifetime than Nokia Lumia 720, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Galaxy S8 Active shoots much better videos and photos than Nokia Lumia 720, because it has a way higher resolution back-facing camera, a much bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a larger camera aperture for better photos and video in low-light environments and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S8 Active is also the cheapest, which makes it an easy choice.
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