Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| -- | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 + 13.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 Active is a bit better than the Galaxy J7 Prime 2, getting an 81.9 score against 75.3. Galaxy S8 Active's body is way thicker and somewhat heavier than Galaxy J7 Prime 2. Galaxy S8 Active has a more vivid display than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a way better 1440 x 2960px resolution, a better pixel density and a little bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has 64 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with better battery duration than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has a camera with a worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture, a larger back-facing camera sensor and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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