Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Sony Xperia 1

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency 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)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A, Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Nano-SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

151.9 mm

167 mm
Width

74.9 mm

72 mm
Thickness

9.9 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

208.1 g

180 g
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

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Waterproof

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

Yes, IP68

IP65/IP68
MIL-STD-810G

Yes - dust, humidity, rain, salt, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant

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Colors

Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold

Black, Gray, Purple, White

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.8 inches

6.5 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

1644 x 3840 pixels
Pixel density

506 ppi

643 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine
Always on display

Yes

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3D touch

home button only

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Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm

12 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1/2.6" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm, 1.0 µm
16 mm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps

2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

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Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

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Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

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Primary camera video hdr

HDR

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Camera features

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.5" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

-

89
DxOMark zoom

-

43
DxOMark video

-

80
DxOMark camera score

-

87

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

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Messaging MMS

MMS

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Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

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Java

No

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Sensors

Iris scanner, accelerometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, color spectrum, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity