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Sony Xperia 1 II vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S8 Active , Sony Xperia 1 II

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.

Sony Xperia 1 II 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.5", with resolution 1644x3840. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" inch 6.5" inch
Screen area 85.4 cm2 98.6 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 21:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.0% 84.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1644 x 3840 px
PPI /points per inch/ 568 PPI 643 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'', Dual Pixel PDAF -0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 650
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 256GB 8GB 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, February 24
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm 165.1 Х 71.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 208.1 g 181.4 g
Colors Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold Black, Purple
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 850 USD 1200 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 Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Hybrid 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 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 77(3700), 78(3500); NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat19 1600/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display DCI-P3 100% -HDR BT.2020 -90Hz
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, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fast battery charging -Wireless charging -USB Power Delivery - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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 Xperia 1 II
  • Screen 6.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB