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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 Active is slightly better than Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a overall score of 81.9 against 75.8. Even being the best phone we are comparing here, Galaxy S8 Active is a incredibly thicker and heavier phone than Galaxy A7 (2017). Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a much higher 1440 x 2960 resolution, a quite bigger screen and a better display density.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has 64 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a little faster processor than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 Active has a little better battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3600mAh. The Galaxy S8 Active has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a camera with a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in low light situations and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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