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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 79.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-08-11 | 2024-03-11 |
| 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Exynos 1380 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G68 MP5 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.51 inches (1/1.96") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 Active is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, having a global score of 81.9 against 79.4. Although Galaxy S8 Active is a lot older and somewhat thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, it's body is still a bit lighter. The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a much more powerful processor than Galaxy A35 5G, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy S8 Active has a bit better looking display than Galaxy A35 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G shoots better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light captures, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G also counts with a lot larger sensor which gives a much better photo and video quality and a camera with a much higher resolution.
The Galaxy A35 5G counts with greater battery life than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 25% more battery size.
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