Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

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.

• Weight

  Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A: 55 g lighter

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  202 g

  Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A:

  147 g

• Width

  Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A: 6.8 mm narrower

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  78.1 mm

  Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A:

  71.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  5.5 in

  Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A:

  5 in

• Chipset

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)

  Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  Dual

  Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A:

  Single

• Depth

  iPhone 8 Plus: 1.6 mm thinner

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  7.5 mm

  Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A:

  9.1 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. iPhone 8 Plus

   Height:

   158.4 mm +18.7 mm versus Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

   Width:

   78.1 mm +6.8 mm versus Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

   Height:

   139.7 mm

   Width:

   71.3 mm

   Depth:

   9.1 mm +1.6 mm versus iPhone 8 Plus

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. iPhone 8 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

iPhone 8 Plus has approximately 21% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A.

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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