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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs OnePlus 8

 
Brief information about compared phones: OnePlus 8 , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

OnePlus 8 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.55", with resolution 1080x2400. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 48 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 Fluid AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.55" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 103.6 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 88.7% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), PDAF -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3'', 1.0µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Performance Operating system OS Android 10.0; OxygenOS 10.0 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 650 Adreno 540
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 201325
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1775
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6056
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7509
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1426
General specs Release date 2020, April 14 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.2 Х 72.9 Х 8 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 180 g 208.1 g
Colors Onyx Black, Glacial Green, Interstellar Glow, Polar Silver Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 4300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 700 EUR 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 Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -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), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) - EU -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 78(3500); SA/NSA - EU 5G band 2(1900), 66(1700), 71(600); SA/NSA - NA 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA - IN 5G band 41(2500), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA - CNmmWave - Verizon exclusive 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) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL 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/ax, 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 dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others HDR10+ -90Hz refresh rate HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging 30W, 50% in 22 min (advertised) - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) 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 8
  • Screen 6.55"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 12 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S8 Active
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB