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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S10 5G , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) USA/LATAM, screen 6.7", with resolution 1440x3040. Smartphone has 10 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 Dynamic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 112.0 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.4% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3040 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 502 PPI 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom -16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide) -TOF camera 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF TOF camera 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
DxOMark Main Score 116
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 90
DxOMark Selfie Score 97
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Exynos 9820 (8 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) USA/LATAM, China Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) USA/LATAM, China Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G76 MP12 EMEA Adreno 640 USA/LATAM, China Adreno 540
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 256/512 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 371896 201325
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1775
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6056
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7509
Antutu 8 score 395326
GeekBench 5 Single Core 762 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2150 1426
General specs Release date 2019, February 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.6 Х 77.1 Х 7.9 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 198 g 208.1 g
Colors Prism White, Black, Gold Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 1160 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 Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 2(1900), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - USA LTE band 1(2100), 24(1600), 66(1700/2100) - China -5G - 5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave; N78 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 (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.46 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others HDR10+ -Always-on display HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 25W (USB Power Delivery 3.0) -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Versions: SM-G977N (China); SM-G977U (USA) 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 Galaxy S10 5G
  • Screen 6.7"
  • Front camera 10 MP
Reasons to buy Galaxy S8 Active
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB