Should you buy Samsung Galaxy S8 Active or Sony Xperia XZ Premium? 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 Sony Xperia XZ Premium starts at ₹ 33,500.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has screen size of 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) and Sony Xperia XZ Premium has screen size of 5.46 inches, (68.4% screen-to-body ratio). Samsung Galaxy S8 Active comes up with internal storage of 64GB and RAM of 4GB. Sony Xperia XZ Premium comes up with internal storage of 64 GB and RAM of 4 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 19 MP and front camera of 13MP (f/2.2).
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Specifications | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Sony Xperia XZ Premium |
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OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) |
Screen Size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.46 inches, (68.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) |
RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Internal Storage | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Summary | |||
Specs Score | 72 | 81 | |
OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
Screen Size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.46 inches, (68.4% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | |
RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB | |
Internal Storage | 64 GB | 64 GB |
GENERAL | |||
Colours | Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold | Luminous Chrome, Deepsea Black, Bronze Pink, Rosso (red) | |
Operating System | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
Sim | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM ( Nano-SIM ,dual stand-by) |
DESIGN | |||
Body Material | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum top/bottom, plastic sides | |
Weight | 155 grams | 195 grams |
DISPLAY | |||
Display Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
Pixel Density | 568 ppi density | 807 ppi density | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio | 3840 x 2160 pixels, 16:9 ratio | |
Screen size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.46 inches, (68.4% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Technology | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 16M colors |
PERFORMANCE | |||
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | |
CPU | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | |
GPU | Adreno 540 | Adreno 540 | |
RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
STORAGE | |||
Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD,up to 128 GB | |
Internal Storage | 64 GB | 64 GB |
CAMERA | |||
Camera Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, HDR ,panorama | |
Front Camera | 8 MP (f/1.7 | 13MP (f/2.2) | |
Primary camera | 12 MP | 19 MP |
BATTERY | |||
Capacity | 4000 mAh | 3230 mAh | |
Stand By | Upto 200 hours | ||
Talk Time | Upto 20 hours (3G) |
CONNECTIVITY | |||
Bluetooth | Yes, 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
GPS Facility | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS,GLONASS | |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host |
NETWORK SUPPORT | |||
2G | Yes | Yes | |
3G | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | |
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 proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) | |
Quick Charging | Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) | Fast battery charging 18W | |
Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum |
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active comes up with a weight of 155 grams whereas Sony Xperia XZ Premium weights around 195 grams. Thickness of Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is 8 mm and the thickness of other mobiles is 7.9 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 5.46 inches, (68.4% screen-to-body ratio). Screen Resolution in both mobiles is 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio and 3840 x 2160 pixels, 16:9 ratio respectively. In terms of Technology, former uses Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors and latter uses IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 16M colors.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active comes up with primary camera of 12 MP whereas Sony Xperia XZ Premium comes up with 19 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 MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) respectively. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active comes up microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) card slot and Sony Xperia XZ Premium comes up with microSD,up to 128 GB card slot. CPU used in Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) and used in Sony Xperia XZ Premium is Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo).