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Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S8 Active , Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro

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.

Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 6.3", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 13 megapixel front camera and 25 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" inch 6.3" inch
Screen area 85.4 cm2 97.4 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.0% 79.4%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 568 PPI 409 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 25 MP, Dual
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 25 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF 13 MP, (wide)
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10.0; One UI 2
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Exynos 9611 (10nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G72 MP3
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
Internal memory 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 64GB 4GB RAM
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 2017, August 2020, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm 159.9 Х 76.7 Х 10 mm
Weight 208.1 g 179 g
Colors Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold Black
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4050 mAh,  Removable Li-Po
Approximate price 850 USD 530 EUR
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 aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network 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 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE (unspecified)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
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/k/v/r, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head) 1.23 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop 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 Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - ANT+ - Fast battery charging 15W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 mins) -Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.2 m -MIL-STD-810G compliant - Versions: SM-G715F/DS, SM-G715FN/DS

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy S8 Active
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy Xcover Pro
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 13 MP
  • Main camera 25 MP
  • External memory microSDXC GB