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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-02-05 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and 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 |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 Active is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M20, having a global score of 81.9 against 78.9. The Galaxy S8 Active body is older, somewhat thicker and heavier than Samsung Galaxy M20. The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a much better looking display than Galaxy M20, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy M20 has just a bit bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M20 also has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB. Galaxy S8 Active counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy M20. They have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount.
Galaxy S8 Active shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy M20, because although it has a camera in the back with lesser megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality, a much higher video quality and a larger camera aperture to take better low light photos and video.
The Galaxy M20 has greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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