Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Samsung Galaxy A15 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 07, 2017	Dec 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$850	$200

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches 152.1 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm	6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
7.34 oz / 208.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Blue Black, Light Blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.49% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1072 (Average)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (14)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	683
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1728
3D Mark High
Untested	340
3D Mark Low
Untested	335

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

10h 41min

Video

12h 15min

Gaming

10h 19min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple 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 (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
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	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

122

Overall

136

Photo

107

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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	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

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual 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

for T-Mobile

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