Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Released 2017, August
208.1g, 9.9mm thickness
Android 7.0
64GB storage, microSD card slot
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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	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - AT&T
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - T-Mobile
		LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 41(2500) - Sprint
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

Launch	Announced	2017, August
Launch	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	Aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
	SIM	Nano-SIM
		- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - MIL-STD-810G compliant

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	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)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
	GPU	Adreno 540

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Main Camera	Single	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Selfie camera	Single	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

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	Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - PMA wireless charging - 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

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery
	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
	Price	About 850 USD

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 3974 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3390 Basemark X: 37903
	Loudspeaker	Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB
	Audio quality	Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4
	Battery life	Endurance rating 111h

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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active - user opinions and reviews

AJ Styles
0iF
13 Oct 2018

I love my little iPhone 5S. Tough little trooper. Gave me many years of service. Retired it for an iPhone 8, but always been curious about the Active S8! Looks awesome but read it wasn't as tough and hard to repair on top of the buggy updates. Also t...

Taow
npW
03 Oct 2018

Bro i live in turkey I don't have good experience in gsm bands can you tell me will it work at turkey

Woland
mNC
29 Sep 2018

- no 32-bit/384kHz audio?