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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

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  Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Launch

Announced 2017, August
Status Available. Released 2017, August

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - AT&T

Body

Dimensions 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 208.1 g (7.34 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810G compliant

Display

Type Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Platform

OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 540

Memory

Card Slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm Jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C
Positioning GPS, GLONASS

Features

Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery

Stand-by Up to 120 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play Up to 113 h
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2 Wireless

Misc

Colors Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Models SM-G892A, SM-G892U
Price About 550 EUR

Main Camera

Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Single 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

Selfie camera

Features HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)

Tests

Performance GeekBench: 6314 (v4.4) GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 111h
Audio quality Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4