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vivo NEX S vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S8 Active , vivo NEX S

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.

vivo NEX S 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.59", with resolution 1080x2316. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" inch 6.59" inch
Screen area 85.4 cm2 107.3 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.0% 86.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 2316 px
PPI /points per inch/ 568 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF Motorized pop-up 8 MP, f/2.0
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.1 (Oreo); Funtouch 4
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 630
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 201325
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1775 2390
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6056 8770
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7509 13620
Antutu 8 score 340355
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343 499
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1426 2225
General specs Release date 2017, August 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm 162 Х 77 Х 8 mm
Weight 208.1 g 199 g
Colors Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold Black, Red
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 850 USD 700 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 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  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, BDS, GNSS
NFC Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display 32-bit/192kHz audio -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 (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 22.5W - Also known as vivo NEX Special Edition, NEX Ultimate

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 NEX S
  • Screen 6.59"
  • Front camera 8 MP