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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
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  • Released 2017, August
    208.1g, 9.9mm thickness
    Android 7.0, up to Android 9.0, One UI
    64GB storage, microSDXC
  • 0.2% 2,159,788 hits
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  • 5.8"
    1440x2960 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 4GB RAM
    Snapdragon 835
  • 4000mAh
    Li-Ion
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Sprint
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - AT&T
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - T-Mobile
  1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 41 - Sprint
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Launch Announced 2017, August
Status Available. Released 2017, August
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)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
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
Main Camera Single 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie camera Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C
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 Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0
PMA wireless charging
Stand-by Up to 120 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play Up to 113 h
Misc Colors Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Models SM-G892A, SM-G892U
Price About 550 EUR
Tests Performance GeekBench: 6314 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4
Battery life
Endurance rating 111h

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  • Prashant
  • Dk6
  • 19 Jun 2022

Does it support Indian network operators?

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  • Jerry0506
  • kgu
  • 01 May 2022

It's the processor on the xcover phones what messes it up. I owned an Xcover Pro and it's the exynos processor what makes it slow. .. they should at least put a the galaxy s8 active's processor on the xcover line.

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  • Jerry0506
  • kgu
  • 01 May 2022

I totally agree with you. They should have continued with the s active series. They came up with this xcover line. BUT ... I've owned a Galaxy xcover pro, and the phone is a beauty rugged and elegant with a giant removable battery. The downside...

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