Should you buy Samsung Galaxy S8 Active or Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Snapdragon 865)? 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 S8 Active starts at ₹ 54,990 and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Snapdragon 865) starts at ₹ 47,999.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has screen size of 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Snapdragon 865) has screen size of 6.5 inches. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active comes up with internal storage of 64GB and RAM of 4GB. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Snapdragon 865) comes up with internal storage of 128 GB and RAM of 8 GB. Coming to the Camera, Former has primary camera of 12 MP and front camera of 8 MP (f/1.7 whereas latter has primary camera of 12 MP and front camera of 32 MP (f/2.0).
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Specifications | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Snapdragon 865) |
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OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android 10, One UI 2.5 |
Screen Size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.5 inches |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) |
RAM | 4 GB | 6GB / 8GB |
Internal Storage | 64 GB | 128 GB/256 GB |
Summary | |||
Specs Score | 72 | 71 | |
OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android 10, One UI 2.5 | |
Screen Size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.5 inches | |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) | |
RAM | 4 GB | 6GB / 8GB | |
Internal Storage | 64 GB | 128 GB/256 GB |
GENERAL | |||
Colours | Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold | White, Blue, Orange, Lavender, Green, Red | |
Operating System | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android 10, One UI 2.5 | |
Sim | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DESIGN | |||
Body Material | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame | |
Weight | 155 grams | 190 g (6.70 oz) |
DISPLAY | |||
Display Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz refresh rate | |
Pixel Density | 568 ppi density | 407 ppi density | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio | |
Screen size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.5 inches | |
Technology | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
PERFORMANCE | |||
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) | |
CPU | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) | |
GPU | Adreno 540 | Adreno 650 | |
RAM | 4 GB | 6GB / 8GB |
STORAGE | |||
Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
Internal Storage | 64 GB | 128 GB/256 GB |
CAMERA | |||
Camera Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
Front Camera | 8 MP (f/1.7 | 32 MP (f/2.0) | |
Primary camera | 12 MP | 12 MP |
BATTERY | |||
Capacity | 4000 mAh | 4500 mAh | |
Stand By | Upto 200 hours | ||
Talk Time | Upto 20 hours (3G) |
CONNECTIVITY | |||
Bluetooth | Yes, 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
GPS Facility | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat19 1800/200 Mbps, 5G | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
NETWORK SUPPORT | |||
2G | Yes | Yes | |
3G | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | |
4G | Yes | Yes | |
5G | Yes | Yes |
MORE FEATURES | |||
Other Features | IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), MIL-STD-810G compliant | IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) | |
Quick Charging | Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) | Fast charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W | |
Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Bixby natural language commands and dictation |
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active comes up with a weight of 155 grams whereas Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Snapdragon 865) weights around 190 g (6.70 oz). Thickness of Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is 8 mm and the thickness of other mobiles is 8.4 mm.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has screen size of 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) whereas other comes up with 6.5 inches. Screen Resolution in both mobiles is 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio and 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio respectively. In terms of Technology, former uses Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors and latter uses Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active comes up with primary camera of 12 MP whereas Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Snapdragon 865) comes up with 12 MP. Some of the Camera Features for both the mobiles include LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama.
Chipset, one of the important feature of the mobiles used in these Mobiles are Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) and Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) respectively. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active comes up microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) card slot and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Snapdragon 865) comes up with microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) card slot. CPU used in Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) and used in Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Snapdragon 865) is Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585).