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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Sony Xperia 5 II

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia 5 II , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Sony Xperia 5 II 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.1", with resolution 1080x2520. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 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 OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" inc 5.8" inch
Screen area 86.9 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.9% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'' 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 650 Adreno 540
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 201325
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1775
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6056
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7509
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1426
General specs Release date 2020, September 17 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 68 Х 8 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 163 g 208.1 g
Colors Black, Grey, Blue, Pink Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 900 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 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA 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 (CA), 5G 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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine -120Hz refresh rate HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass - Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) 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 Xperia 5 II
  • Screen 6.1"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 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