Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| August 2017 | Not announced yet |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2017 | Rumored |
| Colors | |
| Meteor Grey, Tungsten Gold | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in) |
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| Weight | |
| 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz) | - |
| SIM Type | |
| Dual-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| Samsung Pay IP68 certified MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant |
- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.8 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) | 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 74.92% | - |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar] | 1.9 GHz Octa-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 540 [Similar] | Mali-T830MP3 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 16 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | Autofocus, f/1.8, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, AF [Similar] | 16 MP, f/1.8, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| 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 |
| USB | |
| v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |