Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches 152.1 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm	6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
7.34 oz (208.0 g)	5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.8-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
74.89 %	85.24 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB/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 (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

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	25 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 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	1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD	25 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1, Yes	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,i MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41	Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 30, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG892A	Date approved: Feb 11, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
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: 0.34 W/kg Body: 0.45 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg Phablet: 1.07 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 850	$ 350

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 07, 2017	Feb 25, 2019

Alternative variants

for Sprint

4G (FDD)	Bands 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28
4G (TDD)	Bands 41

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

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 6 GB RAM

Memory	6GB/64GB

for Verizon

4G (FDD)	Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66(AWS-3)

for Sprint

4G (FDD)	Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41
3G	Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Specs	Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Review
User Reviews
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active User Reviews	Samsung Galaxy A50 User Reviews