You are using an outdated browser. For a faster, safer browsing experience, upgrade for free today.<

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA, screen 6.9", with resolution 1440x3088. Smartphone has 10 megapixel front camera and 108 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active 2017 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 5.8", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.9" inc 5.8" inch
Screen area 116.7 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.7% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3088 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 108 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, laser AF, OIS -12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
DxOMark Main Score 121
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
DxOMark Selfie Score 100
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU - Mali-G77 MP11 - Global -Adreno 650 - USA Adreno 540
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 201325
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1775
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6056
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7509
Antutu 8 score 528591
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1426
General specs Release date 2020, August 05 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.8 Х 77.2 Х 8.1 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 208 g 208.1 g
Colors Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 1250 EUR 850 USD
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 120 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 113 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Sprint -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - AT&T  LTE band 1(2100), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - T-Mobile  LTE band 1(2100), 41(2500) - Sprint
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.57 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.47 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (market dependent) No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, gyro) Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant - For AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
  • Screen 6.9"
  • Front camera 10 MP
  • Main camera 108 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S8 Active
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB