Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Samsung Galaxy S10

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Samsung Galaxy S10 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S10 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.73 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S8 Active runs at 2.35 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S10 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S10 offers a screen size of 6.1 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S8 Active offers 5.8 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S10 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a Super AMOLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy S10's Dynamic AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Active the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S8 Active and Samsung Galaxy S10 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S10 offers a higher front camera resolution with 10 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S8 Active offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S10 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S8 Active offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S10 offers 3400 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Active better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S8 Active offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S10 offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Active the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
₹54,190
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₹71,000
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Summary

Spec Score

78%
82%

Release Date

08 Aug, 2017
08 Mar, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 835
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Octa Core (upto 2.35 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
Super AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1440x3040 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
10 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4000 mAh
3400 mAh
Fast Charging
15W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(63,186 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
271,486
AnTuTu Score
N/A
8h 07m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 08, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820

Processor

Octa core

2.35 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280
Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M4 Mongoose 2.31 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540
Mali-G76 MP12

RAM

4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
271,486

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1440x3040 px (QHD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19:9

Pixel Density

568 ppi
551 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.42 %
87.57 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

151.8 mm
149.9 mm

Width

74.9 mm
70.4 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

208 grams
157 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof Humidity proof Shock proof Temperature proof Vibration proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.7
12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L4 ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.7 Primary Camera
10 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes 15W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
8h 07m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.93 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/i/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
Yes

IRIS Scanner

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope