Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Google Pixel 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 07, 2017	Aug 13, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$850	$799 | €899

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches 152.1 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm	6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 152.8 x 72.0 x 8.5 mm (~12 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.34 oz / 208.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Obsidian, Porcelain, Wintergreen, Peony

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 81.73% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 418 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2623 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (15, 14)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1800
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4573
3D Mark High
Untested	2575
3D Mark Low
Untested	1826

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 48min

Browsing

17h 34min

Video

8h 28min

Gaming

10h 4min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual 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	50 MP Sensor name: Samsung GNK Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX858 Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
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
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD	10.5 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

144

Overall

153

Photo

136

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1, Yes	5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 30, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG892A	Date approved: Oct 16, 2024 FCC ID value: A4RG2YBB
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	Head: 0.87 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 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 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 66, 71

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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Full specifications
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