The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is powered by a Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) CPU processor with 4 GB RAM. The device also has 64 GB internal storage + microSD (up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)) and a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (1440 x 2560 pixels, 506 ppi) display. It has a 12MP rear camera and supports Wifi, NFC, GPS, 3G and 4G LTE. It packs in a Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery at 9.9mm device thickness and weight 208.1g, running on Android 7.0 (Nougat).
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Specification |
Release |
Release Status | Available. Released 2017, August |
Performance |
Processor | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 |
GPU | Adreno 540 |
RAM & Storage | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
External Storage | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat) |
Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery |
Screen |
Display size | 5.8 inches (~81.5% screen-to-body ratio) 1440 x 2560 pixels (~506 ppi pixel density) |
Display type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Multitouch | Yes |
Features | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - 3D Touch (home button only)
- Always-on display
- TouchWiz UI |
Body |
Dimension | 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm |
Weight | 208.1 g (7.34 oz) |
Body Type | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- MIL-STD-810G compliant - salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal s |
Colors | Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold |
Connectivity |
SIM | Nano-SIM |
Data Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps |
Wifi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX |
NFC | To be confirmed |
USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
Sensors |
Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO |
Radio | No |
Features | - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- ANT+ support
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document editor |
Camera & Video |
Rear Camera | 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash |
Front Camera | 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
Features | 1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama |
Audio |
Sound Type | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
Loud Speaker | Yes |
Sound Jack | Yes - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Radio | No |
COMMENTS