Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Sharp SH530U

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

  SH530U: 39.3 g lighter

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  208.1 g

  SH530U:

  168.8 g

• Width

  Galaxy S8 Active: 6.1 mm narrower

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  74.9 mm

  SH530U:

  81 mm

• Screen diagonal

  SH530U: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  5.8 in

  SH530U:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

  SH530U:

  Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)

• Height

  SH530U: 5.4 mm shorter

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  151.9 mm

  SH530U:

  146.5 mm

• Release year

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  2017

  SH530U:

  2012

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. Galaxy S8 Active

   Height:

   151.9 mm +5.4 mm versus SH530U

   Width:

   74.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

2. 2. SH530U

   Height:

   146.5 mm

   Width:

   81 mm +6.1 mm versus Galaxy S8 Active

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

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. Galaxy S8 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.4 cm²

2. 2. SH530U

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.2 cm²

Galaxy S8 Active has approximately 20% more rectangular screen area than SH530U.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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