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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Google Pixel XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel XL , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Google Pixel XL 2016 year of release, cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), screen 5.5", with resolution 1440x2560. 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 AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.2% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 534 PPI 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 540
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 145789 201325
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1627 1775
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4060 6056
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7506 7509
GeekBench 4 Battery 2141
GeekBench 5 Single Core 310 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 861 1426
General specs Release date 2016, October 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.7 Х 75.7 Х 8.5 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 168 g 208.1 g
Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 3450 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 380 EUR 850 USD
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 552 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 130 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 glass, aluminum body, partial glass back aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 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, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.89 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global, USA, North America 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 Pixel XL
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 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