Oppo R5 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.

• Weight

  R5: 53.1 g lighter

  R5:

  155 g

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  208.1 g

• Screen diagonal

  R5: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

  R5:

  5.2 in

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  5.8 in

• Chipset

  R5:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• Depth

  R5: 5 mm thinner

  R5:

  4.9 mm

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  9.9 mm

• Height

  R5: 3 mm shorter

  R5:

  148.9 mm

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  151.9 mm

• Release year

  R5:

  2014

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  2017

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. R5

   Height:

   148.9 mm

   Width:

   74.5 mm

   Depth:

   4.9 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S8 Active

   Height:

   151.9 mm +3 mm versus R5

   Width:

   74.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +5 mm versus R5

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. R5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 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 14.5% more rectangular screen area than R5.

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

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