Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, 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
Galaxy S8 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, having a score of 81.7 against 75.6. Galaxy S8's construction is newer, a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S8, although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, a just a little worse display density and a bit smaller display.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory and less cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional GPU. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a worse video definition and a camera with a much lower resolution. Galaxy S8 counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2800mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also cheap compared to the Galaxy S5 Active, making it a very good choice.
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