Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Xiaomi Mi A2

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Xiaomi Mi A2

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

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HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

-

LTE
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

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

Nano-SIM

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

151.9 mm

158.7 mm
Width

74.9 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

9.9 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

208.1 g

168 g
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

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Waterproof

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes

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Dust proof

Yes, IP68

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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, Cherry Pink, Flame Red, Glacier Blue, Sand Gold

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.8 inches

5.99 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

506 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Always on display

Yes

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3D touch

home button only

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Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.9" , 1.25 µm, 2x optical zoom
20 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.8" , 1 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4000 x 3000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

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Electronic image stabilization

-

EIS (gyro)
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

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

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
USB

Type-C reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

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Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
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

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity