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Global Score
71.981.9
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Windows Phone 8--
2014-04-042017-08-11
5.42 x 2.75 x 0.33 inches5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches
4.79 ounces7.34 ounces
GrayGold and Gray
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 249.00$ 245.00
Display / Screen
5 inches5.8 inches
1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD)2960 x 1440 pixels
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
441 pixels per inch568 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.18.9
Performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset
Quad-Core 2300 MHz processorKryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor
2 GB RAM4 GB RAM
Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPUAdreno 540 GPU
9.279.27
Storage
16 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slotmicroSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot
6.1610.78
Camera
13.00 MP + 2.00 MP12.00 MP + 8.00 MP
--f/1.70 aperture
--26.00mm focal length
--0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
--1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video
6.939.79
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA
SIMNano SIM
6.16.6
Battery Life
2600mAh Li-Ion Battery4000mAh Li - Ion Battery
Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
--Wireless Charging
480 hours standby time
20 hours talk time
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4.565.92
Other Features
Bluetooth 3.0Bluetooth 5.1, EDR
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

The Galaxy S8 Active has a global score of 81.9, which is better than Samsung ATIV SE's score of 71.9. The Galaxy S8 Active is a way newer cellphone than Samsung ATIV SE, but it's notably heavier and somewhat thicker. The Galaxy S8 Active and Samsung ATIV SE have quite similar CPUs, because although the Galaxy S8 Active has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 4 more cores and more RAM memory.

The Samsung ATIV SE features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy S8 Active, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, a bit smaller display and a just a bit worse pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung ATIV SE, because it has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and more internal memory.

Galaxy S8 Active captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung ATIV SE, because although it has a worse resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a much longer battery life than Samsung ATIV SE, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.

In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the Galaxy S8 Active is also the cheapest one, making this phone a very good choice.




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