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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Motorola Moto Z3

 
Brief information about compared phones: Motorola Moto Z3 , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Motorola Moto Z3 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 6.01", with resolution 1080x2160. 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 Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 93.2 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.9% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/2.0, 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF -12 MP B/W, PDAF & laser AF 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 540
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 170252 201325
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1928 1775
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6037 6056
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7509
GeekBench 5 Single Core 387 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1580 1426
General specs Release date 2018, August 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 Х 76.5 Х 6.8 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 156 g 208.1 g
Colors Ceramic Black Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 480 USD 850 USD
Battery life 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 (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series) aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 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 (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Music and Audio Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 15W - Splash and dust resistant - For USA (Verizon); China 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 Moto Z3
  • Screen 6.01"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S8 Active
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB