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| Global Score | |
| 79.9 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2023-12-11 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Brave Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.76") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 9.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, having an 81.9 score against 79.9. Despite being the best in this comparison, it must be told that it's also notably older, thicker and just a little heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a greater number of pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy S8 Active features an extremely better processing unit than Galaxy A25 5G, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy A25 5G counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light captures and videos and a tinier sensor shooting worse quality pictures and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A25 5G also counts with a lot higher 50 megapixels resolution camera.
The Galaxy A25 5G has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A25 5G features improved battery duration than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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