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| Global Score | |
| 67.4 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-07-21 | 2017-08-11 |
| -- | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| -- | 7.34 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum; plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 240 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | 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 Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is way better than the ZTE Axon Lux, getting a general score of 81.9 against 67.4. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a greater hardware performance than ZTE Axon Lux, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has 7 more cores. The ZTE Axon Lux counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy S8 Active, although it has a little bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1440px, a little less pixels per inch in the display and a bit smaller display.
Galaxy S8 Active captures a bit better pictures and videos than ZTE Axon Lux, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser MP resolution and a worse (4K) video quality, it also counts with a larger camera aperture for better low-light captures and video. Galaxy S8 Active features a bit bigger storage for applications and games than ZTE Axon Lux, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy S8 Active has greater battery life than ZTE Axon Lux, because it has a 33% larger battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the ZTE Axon Lux.
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