HTC One X9 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

  One X9:

  LCD

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  OLED

• Weight

  One X9: 38.1 g lighter

  One X9:

  170 g

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  208.1 g

• Width

  Galaxy S8 Active: 1 mm narrower

  One X9:

  75.9 mm

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  74.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  One X9: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  One X9:

  5.5 in

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  5.8 in

• Chipset

  One X9:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• Depth

  One X9: 1.9 mm thinner

  One X9:

  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. One X9

   Height:

   153.9 mm +2 mm versus Galaxy S8 Active

   Width:

   75.9 mm +1 mm versus Galaxy S8 Active

   Depth:

   8 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S8 Active

   Height:

   151.9 mm

   Width:

   74.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +1.9 mm versus One X9

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. One X9

   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 One X9.

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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