Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Nokia XR20 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 07, 2017	Jul 26, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$850	$550

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches 152.1 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm	6.76 x 3.21 x 0.42 inches 171.64 x 81.5 x 10.64mm
Weight
7.34 oz / 208.0 g	10.02 oz / 284.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Ultra Blue, Granite Gre

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 76.72% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	60Hz, 550 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 480 SM4350 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 460 Gold
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 619
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	4630 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual 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	1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1, Yes	5.1
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, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.0
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, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n25, n38, n41, n48, n66, n77, SA, NSA
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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 30, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG892A	Date approved: Aug 09, 2021 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1371
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: 1.43 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.38 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

for T-Mobile

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

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