Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Nokia XR20 vs Motorola ThinkPhone

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Motorola
Announced August 2017 July 2021 January 2023
Status Available - August 2017 Coming Soon - August 2021 Coming Soon - January 2023
Colors Meteor Grey, Tungsten Gold Ultra Blue, Granite Gray Carbon Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
171.6 x 81.5 x 10.6 mm
(6.76 x 3.21 x 0.42 in)
158.8 x 74.4 x 8.3 mm
(6.25 x 2.93 x 0.33 in)
Weight 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz) 248 g (8.75 oz) 188.5 g (6.63.0.18 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - ROW
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PRC
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - ROW
5G Network - 2, 5, 25, 38, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - ROW
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - PRC
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Samsung Pay
IP68 certified
MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 60 min)
Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8 m
MIL-STD-810H compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.3 m
MIL-STD-810H compliant
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 11 Android 13
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460), Qualcomm SM4350 Snapdragon 480 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 619 Adreno 730
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
550 nits
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
FHD+ P-OLED Screen
144Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 1B Colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.67 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (399 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.92% 76.64% 88.91%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 48 MP + 13 MP 50 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Second LED Flash 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 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.25", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Zeiss Optics, HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.5", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 4K@30fps HDR10, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0 (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 0.7µm, AF - ROW model
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.0µm - PRC model
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive 5.2, A2DP, 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.0 USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W
Fast wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 66W Wired
15W wireless
Capacity 4000 mAh 4630 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -