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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 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 5.1" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 71.7 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.0% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 576 PPI 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF 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 1440p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 540
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB 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 259 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 995 1426
General specs Release date 2015, March 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 Х 70.1 Х 7.1 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 132 g 208.1 g
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 500 EUR 850 USD
Battery life Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 58 h 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 4), aluminum frame aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G925V  CDMA 800 / 1900 - G925V, G925P, G925R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G925V  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G925V, G925R -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G925V  LTE band 2(1900), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G925P  LTE band 2(1900), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G925R 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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.30 W/kg (head)     0.49 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 edge G925 Versions: G925P (Sprint), G925R (US Cellular), G925V (Verizon), G925W8 (Canada) 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 S6 edge (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP
Reasons to buy Galaxy S8 Active
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB