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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Gold and Gray |
| Glass; metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note 5, getting a global score of 81.9 against 79.3. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active construction is newer than the Galaxy Note 5's, although it is incredibly thicker and somewhat heavier. Galaxy S8 Active has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy S8 Active also has more CPU cores.
Galaxy Note 5 features a little sharper display than Galaxy S8 Active, although it has a little smaller screen, a bit worse 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy Note 5 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor which provides a worse photo and video quality and a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a much better memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy S8 Active counts with greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
The Galaxy S8 Active not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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