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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 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 |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 Active has a score of 81.9, which is much better than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus's 73.7 global score. Despite being the best phone in this review, we must highlight that it's also a just a bit heavier and somewhat thicker phone. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's processor is very similar to the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus one, and although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a greater amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Galaxy S8 Active counts with a little more vivid display than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a much better 1440 x 2960px resolution, a better number of pixels per inch of display and a quite larger screen. The Galaxy S8 Active's camera is just as good as the Xperia XA1 Plus one, because although the Galaxy S8 Active has a smaller camera sensor which offers a lower image and video quality and a camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution and a larger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light environments.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy S8 Active also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a bit longer battery lifetime than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 17% greater battery size.
Galaxy S8 Active is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone a great choice.
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