Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
9.0
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Released · Aug 11, 2017
Released · Apr 24, 2020
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
1821 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 07, 2017 Apr 15, 2020
MSRP
$ 850 $ 399

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches
152.1 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
7.34 oz (208.0 g) 5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, White, Red

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body 4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI 1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Hexa-core
2650 MHz
Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Adreno 540 Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
3h 36min
Browsing
9h 5min
Video
4h 45min
Gaming
4h 59min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD
7 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1, Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,i
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, i
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3 T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41 Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 30, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG892A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.57 W/kg
Body: 0.37 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.44 W/kg
Phablet: 3.88 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 41
with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
MSRP $ 449
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
MSRP $ 549
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