Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| -- | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Pink, Purple, Red and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1900 MHz processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 7.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 better than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, with an 81.9 score against 72.2. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's construction is a lot heavier and noticeably thicker than Galaxy S4 Value Edition. The Galaxy S8 Active has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy S4 Value Edition features a little sharper screen than Galaxy S8 Active, although it has a little smaller screen, a little less pixels per inch of display and a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution. Galaxy S8 Active has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a much better battery performance than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has a 54 percent greater battery size. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a greater camera than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because although it has a lesser mega pixels back facing camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S8 Active is also a bit cheaper.
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