Should you buy Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra or Samsung Galaxy S8 Active? Well, your search ends here. Find out which mobile phone is best for you - Compare the two models on the basis of their Price in India, Body, Display, Storage, Connectivity, Camera, and Performance. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra starts at ₹ 59,699 and Samsung Galaxy S8 Active starts at ₹ 54,990.
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has screen size of 6.9 inches and Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has screen size of 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio). Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra comes up with internal storage of 128GB and RAM of 12GB. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active comes up with internal storage of 64GB and RAM of 4GB. Coming to the Camera, Former has primary camera of 108 MP (f/1.8 and front camera of 40 MP (f/2.2 whereas latter has primary camera of 12 MP and front camera of 8 MP (f/1.7.
Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.
Specifications | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active |
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OS | Android 10 | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI |
Screen Size | 6.9 inches | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
Chipset | Exynos 990 | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) |
Internal Storage | 128 GB | 64 GB |
Summary | |||
Specs Score | 95 | 72 | |
OS | Android 10 | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | |
Screen Size | 6.9 inches | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Chipset | Exynos 990 | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | |
RAM | 4 GB | ||
Internal Storage | 128 GB | 64 GB |
GENERAL | |||
Colours | Black, Grey | Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold | |
Custom UI | One UI 2 | ||
Device type | Phablet | ||
Operating System | Android 10 | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | |
Sim | Hybrid Dual SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DESIGN | |||
Height | 166.9 mm | ||
Thickness | 8.8 mm | ||
Weight | 222 g | 155 grams | |
Width | 76 mm |
DISPLAY | |||
Aspect Ratio | 20:9 | ||
Display Protection | Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
Form Factor | Touch | ||
Pixel Density | 511 ppi | 568 ppi density | |
Refresh Rate | 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate | ||
Screen resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio | |
Screen size | 6.9 inches | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | ||
Touchscreen | Capacitive Touchscreen |
PERFORMANCE | |||
Call Records | Unlimited | ||
Card Slot | microSD Card (uses shared SIM slot) | ||
Chipset | Exynos 990 | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | |
CPU | Octa Core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | |
External Storage | up to 1 TB | ||
GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 | Adreno 540 | |
Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | ||
Phonebook | Unlimited |
STORAGE | |||
Internal Storage | 128 GB | 64 GB |
CAMERA | |||
Camera Features | OIS, Auto HDR, 4K video, Dual Video recoding, Panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
Front Camera | 40 MP (f/2.2 | 8 MP (f/1.7 | |
Primary camera | 108 MP (f/1.8 | 12 MP | |
Video Recording | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps |
MULTIMEDIA | |||
Audio Jack | No | ||
Audio Player | WAV, AAC+, AC3, OGG, FLAC, WMA, MP3, AMR, AAC, MXMF, eAAC+ | ||
Games | Yes | ||
Speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers | ||
Video Player | 3GP, ASF, M4V, H.263, H.264, MKV, 3G2, DivX, AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG4 |
BATTERY | |||
Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh battery | 4000 mAh |
CONNECTIVITY | |||
Bluetooth | v5.0, A2DP, LE | Yes, 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
Browser | HTML5 | ||
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
GPS Facility | with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | |
USB | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB OTG | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
NETWORK SUPPORT | |||
2G | Yes | Yes | |
3G | Yes | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | |
4G | Yes | Yes | |
5G | Yes | Yes |
MORE FEATURES | |||
Other Features | 45W Quick Charging, Wireless charging, NFC, MTS | IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), MIL-STD-810G compliant | |
Quick Charging | Yes, 45W | Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) | |
Sensors | In-Display Fingerprint (ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra comes up with a weight of 222 g whereas Samsung Galaxy S8 Active weights around 155 grams. Thickness of Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is 8.8 mm and the thickness of other mobiles is 8 mm.
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has screen size of 6.9 inches whereas other comes up with 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio). Screen Resolution in both mobiles is 1440 x 3200 pixels and 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio respectively. In terms of Technology, former uses undefined and latter uses Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra comes up with primary camera of 108 MP (f/1.8 whereas Samsung Galaxy S8 Active comes up with 12 MP. Some of the Camera Features for both the mobiles include OIS, Auto HDR, 4K video, Dual Video recoding, Panorama .
Chipset, one of the important feature of the mobiles used in these Mobiles are Exynos 990 and Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) respectively. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra comes up microSD Card (uses shared SIM slot) card slot and Samsung Galaxy S8 Active comes up with microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) card slot. CPU used in Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is Octa Core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 and used in Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo).