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| Global Score | |
| 61.2 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2 | -- |
| 2013-01-10 | 2017-08-11 |
| 4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.27 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Broadcom BCM28155 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (400 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| VideoCore-IV GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") 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 |
| 7.48 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 350 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 Active has a score of 81.9, which is way better than Samsung Galaxy S II Plus's 61.2 overall score. Even though the Galaxy S8 Active is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, it's thicker and noticeably heavier. The Galaxy S8 Active has a better performance than Galaxy S II Plus, because it has more RAM memory and more cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a lot better screen than Galaxy S II Plus, because it has a lot bigger screen, a much greater quantity of pixels per screen inch and a much better 1440 x 2960 resolution. Galaxy S8 Active features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S II Plus, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB and more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S8 Active features a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy S II Plus, because it has a much larger sensor providing a way higher image quality, a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a back facing camera with a way higher 12 mega-pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheap compared to the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus.
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