A1 Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Alpha:

  LCD

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  OLED

• Weight

  Alpha: 58.1 g lighter

  Alpha:

  150 g

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  208.1 g

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S8 Active: 0.46 in smaller diagonal

  Alpha:

  6.26 in

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  5.8 in

• Chipset

  Alpha:

  Unisoc SC9863A (28nm)

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Alpha:

  Dual

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  Single

• Depth

  Alpha: 1.8 mm thinner

  Alpha:

  8.1 mm

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  9.9 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Alpha

   Height:

   151.7 mm

   Width:

   75.8 mm

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S8 Active

   Height:

   151.9 mm

   Width:

   74.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +1.8 mm versus Alpha

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Alpha

   Screen diagonal:

   6.26 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   97.8 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S8 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.4 cm²

Alpha has approximately 14.6% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S8 Active.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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