Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Sony Xperia XA Ultra

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 XA Ultra:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia XA Ultra: 6.1 g lighter

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  208.1 g

  Xperia XA Ultra:

  202 g

• Width

  Galaxy S8 Active: 4.1 mm narrower

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  74.9 mm

  Xperia XA Ultra:

  79 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S8 Active: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  5.8 in

  Xperia XA Ultra:

  6 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

  Xperia XA Ultra:

  Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Xperia XA Ultra: 1.5 mm thinner

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  9.9 mm

  Xperia XA Ultra:

  8.4 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

   Width:

   74.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +1.5 mm versus Xperia XA Ultra

2. 2. Xperia XA Ultra

   Height:

   164 mm +12.1 mm versus Galaxy S8 Active

   Width:

   79 mm +4.1 mm versus Galaxy S8 Active

   Depth:

   8.4 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 XA Ultra

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   99.2 cm²

Xperia XA Ultra has approximately 16.2% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S8 Active.

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

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

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