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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-05-22 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 Active has an overall score of 81.9, which is better than Samsung Galaxy J6's 73.7 score. Despite being the best in this review, the Galaxy S8 Active is an older, somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy J6. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy J6, because it has a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, a little bigger screen and a lot greater display density.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J6, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has 64 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy J6, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has 1 GB more RAM.
Galaxy S8 Active counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy J6, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. Galaxy S8 Active has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy J6, because although it has a lower 12 MP resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way higher video resolution, a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and videos and a larger sensor capturing higher quality videos and pictures.
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