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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-29 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kryo 585 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 Active is slightly better than OnePlus 8 UW, with an 81.9 score against 75.9. Even being the best phone in our current comparison, Galaxy S8 Active's design is a lot older, extremely thicker and heavier than the OnePlus 8 UW. OnePlus 8 UW features a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a lot worse 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and much lesser pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a quite larger display.
Galaxy S8 Active features a slightly better memory capacity to store more apps and games than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
OnePlus 8 UW counts with just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 4300mAh battery size. OnePlus 8 UW counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the OnePlus 8 UW also counts with a lot larger sensor, a lot more mega pixels camera and faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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