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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 11 Pro , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Apple iPhone 11 Pro 2019 year of release, cpu Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), screen 5.8", with resolution 1125x2436. Smartphone has 12 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 XDR OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 84.4 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.1% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1125 x 2436 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 568 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide) 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) TOF 3D camera 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
DxOMark Main Score 117
DxOMark Photo 93
DxOMark Video 90
DxOMark Selfie Score 92
Performance Operating system OS iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 13.2 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 540
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 456324 201325
GeekBench 4 Single Core 5475 1775
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 13775 6056
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7509
Antutu 8 score 545608
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1336 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3348 1426
General specs Release date 2019, September 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144 Х 71.4 Х 8.1 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 188 g 208.1 g
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green (matte colors) Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 3046 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 1150 EUR 850 USD
Battery life Talking time- Up to 18 h Music play - Up to 65 h Stand by time- Up to 120 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 113 h
Body build Front/back glass, stainless steel frame aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2215 LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2160 LTE band 1(2100), 71(600) - A2217 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 1.6 Gbps DL, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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/ax, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Super Retina -800 nits -Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min - USB Power Delivery 2.0 - Qi wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) -Stylus support - Versions: A2215 (Global market) A2160 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2217 (China, Hong Kong) 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 iPhone 11 Pro
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 12 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S8 Active
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB