Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
| Key Specs | |
|---|---|
| Display | 6.2" |
| Battery | 4000 mAh |
| Camera | 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP |
| Storage | 256GB Built-in |
| Network | |
|---|---|
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps |
| Launch | |
|---|---|
| Announced | 2020, February 11 |
| Status | Available |
| Body | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) | |
| Display for Samsung Galaxy S20 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.2 inches, 93.8 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~563 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD | |
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OS | Android 10.0; One UI 2 |
| Chipset | Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
| GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM |
| UFS 3.0 | |
| Main Camera | |
|---|---|
| Triple | 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8痠, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 0.8痠, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4痠, Super Steady video |
| Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS |
| Selfie camera | |
|---|---|
| Dual | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22痠, Dual Pixel PDAF |
| Features | Dual video call, Auto-HDR |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
| Sound | |
|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG | |
| Comms | |
|---|---|
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) |
| USB | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) | |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery | |
| Charging | Fast battery charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W |
| Key Specs | |
|---|---|
| Display | 5.8 |
| Battery | 4000 mAh |
| Camera | 12 MP |
| Storage | 64 GB 4 GB RAM |
| Network | |
|---|---|
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 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) |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| 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 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel |
| SIM | Nano-SIM |
| - 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 shock resistant | |
| Display for Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display | |
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) |
| GPU | Adreno 540 |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Camera | |
|---|---|
| Primary | 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash |
| 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 |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Secondary | 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR |
| 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, GALILEO |
| NFC | To be confirmed |
| 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 Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| - 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |






