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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-05-26 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Gold and Gray |
| Glass; metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 Active is much better than Xperia Z3+, with an 81.9 score against 73.7. The Galaxy S8 Active is a a lot newer cellphone than Xperia Z3+, but it's thicker and heavier. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a screen that's very similar to the Sony Xperia Z3+ one, although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a greater display density, a quite bigger screen and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
Galaxy S8 Active features a quite better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has more RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and faster). The Xperia Z3+ has just a bit better camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Xperia Z3+ also counts with a bigger camera sensor and a camera with a way better 20.7 mega pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z3+, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S8 Active has a much better battery lifetime than Xperia Z3+, because it has a 37% greater battery capacity.
The Galaxy S8 Active costs a lot more than the Sony Xperia Z3+, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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