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    Specs comparison: Galaxy S7 Active vs Galaxy S8 Active

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    Last updated: August 8th, 2017 at 11:54 UTC+02:00

    AT&T finally unveiled the Galaxy S8 Active officially yesterday. It will start taking pre-orders for the device from today. Samsung says that the Galaxy S8 Active is the most toughest Galaxy smartphone it has ever made.

    The device is built to military grade durability standards so it's shatter, shock, water and dust resistant. It also has the same internals as the Galaxy S8 with one or two major changes which are immediately noticeable.

    The Galaxy S8 Active is a big step up from the Galaxy S7 Active though. The chart below will give you a good idea of the specs comparison between these two handsets.

    Samsung has said that the Galaxy S8 Active will be exclusive to AT&T for a limited time so it may be the first Active handset to eventually be available from other carriers as well. Who knows, Samsung might end up releasing an unlocked variant as well.

    Galaxy S7 Active Galaxy S8 Active
    Display 5.1-inch Super AMOLED, Quad HD, 16:9 5.8-inch Super AMOLED, Quad HD+, 18:5:9
    Processor 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, 64-bit 2.45 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, 64-bit
    RAM 4GB LPDDR4 4GB LPDDR4
    Rear camera 12-megapixel, OIS, F1.7 aperture, phase-detection autofocus, 4K video recording 12-megapixel, OIS, Dual Pixel, phase-detection autofocus, 4K video recording
    Front camera 5-megapixel, F1.7 aperture, QHD video recording 8-megapixel autofocus, F1.7 aperture, QHD video recording
    Storage 32GB internal, microSD slot (up to 256GB) 64GB internal, microSD slot (up to 256GB)
    Software Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, upgradeable to Nougat Android 7.0 Nougat
    Battery 4,000mAh, Adaptive Fast Charge and fast wireless charging 4,000mAh, Adaptive Fast Charge and fast wireless charging
    Connectivity 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, microUSB 2.0, 3.5mm headphone jack 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, USB Type-C, 3.5mm headphone jack
    Dimensions 148.8×74.9x 9.9mm, 184.8g 151.9×74.9×9.9mm, 208.1g
    Other features Samsung Pay, IP68 water resistance, fingerprint sensor AKG earphones, 32-bit audio, Bixby virtual assistant, Samsung Pay, IP68 water & dust resistance, fingerprint sensor, iris/face recognition, pressure sensor, military standard durability
    Phone Galaxy S7 ActiveGalaxy S8 Active

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