Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  OLED

  Xperia M2 Aqua:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia M2 Aqua: 59.1 g lighter

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  208.1 g

  Xperia M2 Aqua:

  149 g

• Width

  Xperia M2 Aqua: 2.9 mm narrower

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  74.9 mm

  Xperia M2 Aqua:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia M2 Aqua: 1 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  5.8 in

  Xperia M2 Aqua:

  4.8 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

  Xperia M2 Aqua:

  Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Xperia M2 Aqua: 1.3 mm thinner

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  9.9 mm

  Xperia M2 Aqua:

  8.6 mm

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 +11.9 mm versus Xperia M2 Aqua

   Width:

   74.9 mm +2.9 mm versus Xperia M2 Aqua

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +1.3 mm versus Xperia M2 Aqua

2. 2. Xperia M2 Aqua

   Height:

   140 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   8.6 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. Xperia M2 Aqua

   Screen diagonal:

   4.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   63.5 cm²

Galaxy S8 Active has approximately 34.4% more rectangular screen area than Xperia M2 Aqua.

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.

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

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