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| Global Score | |
| 51.7 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1 | -- |
| 2013-03-15 | 2017-08-11 |
| 4.14 x 2.30 x 0.47 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.62 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 133 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 7.38 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.06 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 320 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 2.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy Star, with a global score of 81.9 against 51.7. Although Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is incredibly heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Star, it's somewhat thinner and also noticeably newer. The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a much better screen than Galaxy Star, because it has a much larger display, a way greater pixels amount per screen inch and a lot better 1440 x 2960px resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a really superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Star, because it has a larger amount of RAM and 7 more cores. Galaxy S8 Active captures way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Star, because it has a back facing camera with a way better 12 mega pixels resolution and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy S8 Active features much more storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Star, because it has more internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. Galaxy S8 Active features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Star, because it has a 233% bigger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also cheaper than the Galaxy Star.
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