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| Global Score | |
| 60.3 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2015-02-10 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.39 x 2.94 x 0.41 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 220 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek MT6582 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP2 (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 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 |
| 7.15 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 552 hours standby time 12.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a score of 81.9, which is a lot better than the Xperia E4's 60.3 score. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active body is noticeably newer and just a little bit thinner than Xperia E4's, but it is noticeably heavier. Galaxy S8 Active features a sharper display than Xperia E4, because it has a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960, a larger screen and a way greater number of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia E4, because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features just a little better hardware performance than Xperia E4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a really longer battery performance than Xperia E4, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh. The Galaxy S8 Active takes much clearer photos and videos than Sony Xperia E4, because it has a lot better video definition and a back-facing camera with a way better 12 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy S8 Active is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other phone.
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