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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro
Released · Aug 11, 2017
Released · Jan 31, 2020
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
4050 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 07, 2017 Jan 12, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$850 $499 | €496

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 0.39 inches
159.9 x 76.7 x 9.9 mm
Weight
7.34 oz (208.0 g) 7.76 oz (220.0 g)
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 79.37% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR IPS LCD
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Samsung Exynos 9611 (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 (LPDDR4)/64GB
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, 10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 4050 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging 		Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 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 		25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
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 (480 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD 		13 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1, Yes 5.0
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 M3/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, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41, 48
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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 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 01, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG715U
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: 0.68 W/kg
Body: 0.48 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.78 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
International version
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 19, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMG715FN
Measured SAR Head: 0.72 W/kg
Body: 0.42 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 0.73 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg
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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