HTC Desire 830 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

  Desire 830:

  LCD

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  OLED

• Weight

  Desire 830: 52.1 g lighter

  Desire 830:

  156 g

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  208.1 g

• Width

  Galaxy S8 Active: 4 mm narrower

  Desire 830:

  78.9 mm

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  74.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 830: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 830:

  5.5 in

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  5.8 in

• Chipset

  Desire 830:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 830: 2.1 mm thinner

  Desire 830:

  7.8 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. Desire 830

   Height:

   157.5 mm +5.6 mm versus Galaxy S8 Active

   Width:

   78.9 mm +4 mm versus Galaxy S8 Active

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S8 Active

   Height:

   151.9 mm

   Width:

   74.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +2.1 mm versus Desire 830

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. Desire 830

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 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

Galaxy S8 Active has approximately 2.4% more rectangular screen area than Desire 830.

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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