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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Pantech | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| -- | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.68 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Adreno 330 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.84 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.93 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 703 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 way better than the Pantech Vega Iron 2, getting a global score of 81.9 against 62.6. The Galaxy S8 Active is a a lot thicker and heavier cellphone than the Pantech Vega Iron 2. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a slightly better looking screen than Pantech Vega Iron 2, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960, a quite larger screen and a greater screen pixel density.
Pantech Vega Iron 2 counts with a better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 2 TB. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's CPU is just as good as Pantech Vega Iron 2's CPU, because although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (and they are faster).
The Galaxy S8 Active takes a lot better photographs and videos than Pantech Vega Iron 2, although it has a worse video quality and a camera in the back with a worse 12 megapixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has longer battery lifetime than Pantech Vega Iron 2, because it has a 24% larger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is also cheaper.
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