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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Samsung Galaxy J8, getting an 81.9 score against 76.7. The Galaxy S8 Active design is older, heavier and thicker than Samsung Galaxy J8. Galaxy S8 Active features an incredibly better screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a lot better display pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active and Samsung Galaxy J8 feature extremely similar memory for applications, games, photos and videos, both have a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB and exactly the same 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy S8 Active features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy J8. Both have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active captures a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a much worse resolution back facing camera, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger back camera sensor providing a better image quality.
Galaxy S8 Active features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy J8, because it has a 14 percent larger battery capacity.
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