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| Global Score | |
| 66.2 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-05-06 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.92 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Green and White | Gold and Gray |
| Glass; aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MTK6752 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali760 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.1 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 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 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.04 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 634 hours standby time 12.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 Active is much better than the Xperia C4, having an 81.9 score against 66.2. Even though the Galaxy S8 Active is incredibly newer than Xperia C4, it is thicker and much heavier. The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a little more vivid display than Xperia C4, because it has a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display, a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a quite larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a better processor than Xperia C4, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy S8 Active features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia C4, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy S8 Active features a superior battery lifetime than Xperia C4, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S8 Active shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Sony Xperia C4, because although it has a less megapixels camera in the back, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy S8 Active costs exactly the same than the Xperia C4, making it easy to pick between these phones.
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