Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

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9.0	6.2
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Released · Aug 11, 2017	Released · Oct 27, 2023
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px	6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera	Triple camera
4GB · 64GB	8GB · 128GB
4000 mAh	4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches 152.1 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm	6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
7.34 oz (208.0 g)	7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.8-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI	2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
74.89 %	83.24 %
Peak brightness
	1450 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 1x 2.8GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 730
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	8GB
Internal storage
64GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 2560x1440 (QHD), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD)	10 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1, Yes	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,i MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 850	$ 599
In The Box
	Phone, Type-C cable, Sim ejector, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 07, 2017	Oct 04, 2023

Alternative variants

for Sprint


4G (FDD)	Bands 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

for T-Mobile


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

Links

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