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vivo X9 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S8 Active , vivo X9

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 X9 2016 year of release, cpu Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" inch 5.5" inch
Screen area 85.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.0% 73.8%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 568 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 16 MP, PDAF, f/2.0
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Dual
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF 20 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8'' 8 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 6.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8 (Oreo); Funtouch 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 201325 60123
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1775 852
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6056 3965
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7509 3081
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343 167
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1426 1011
General specs Release date 2017, August 2016, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm 152.6 Х 74 Х 7 mm
Weight 208.1 g 154 g
Colors Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 850 USD 460 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 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1x & TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, 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 (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging

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 X9
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB