| Specifications Highlights |
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| Product Name | Galaxy S9 Active | Galaxy S8 Active |
| Product | Galaxy S9 Active | Galaxy S8 Active (Launched 2017-08-01) |
| Display | 5.8" 2960x1440 Super AMOLED | 5.8" 2960x1440 Super AMOLED |
| Rear Camera(s) | - 26mm 12-MP f/1.5 (Primary) +OIS
| - 12-MP f/1.7 (Primary) +OIS
|
| Selfie Camera(s) | | |
| Computing | - Snapdragon 845 SoC
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB Storage
- MicroSDXC
| - Snapdragon 835 SoC
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB Storage
- MicroSD (256GB max.)
|
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Wireless Charging | 4000 mAh |
| Design | IP68 | IP68, 208.1g (7.3oz), 151.9x74.9x9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches) |
| Price (Market) | | $309 |
| Display |
|---|
| Product Name | Galaxy S9 Active | Galaxy S8 Active |
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Diagonal (inches) | 5.8" | 5.8" |
| Display/Body Ratio | | 75.0% |
| Resolution | 2960x1440 | 2960x1440 |
| Sharpness (PPI) | 568 PPI | 568 PPI |
| Display Glass Type | Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Features | - Multitouch
- Glossy
- Always-On
| - Multitouch
- Tweakable Resolution
|
| Color Depth | 24 bit (16,777,216 Colors) | 24 bit (16,777,216 Colors) |
| Primary Camera |
|---|
| Product Name | Galaxy S9 Active | Galaxy S8 Active |
| Megapixel | 12-MP | 12-MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.7 |
| Focal Length (35mm) | 26mm | |
| Sensor Size | Small | Small |
| Autofocus Features | - Contrast
- Dual-Pixel Phase Detection
- Object Tracking
| - Phase Detection
- Contrast
- Dual-Pixel Phase Detection
|
| Hardware Features | - Dual LED Flash
- LED Flash
- Autofocus
- OIS
- HDR Photo
| - OIS
- Flash
- HDR Photo
- HDR Video
|
| Video Resolutions | - 2160p/30fps
- 2160p/60fps
- 1080p/240fps
- 720p/960fps
| |
| Battery |
|---|
| Product Name | Galaxy S9 Active | Galaxy S8 Active |
| Battery Type | Li-Poly | Li-Ion |
| Battery Capacity (mAh) | 4000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Battery Features | - Wireless Charging Integrated
- Fast Charge
- Non-Removable
| |
| Talk Time | | 32 hours |
| Music Playback Time | | 113 hours |
| Computing |
|---|
| Product Name | Galaxy S9 Active | Galaxy S8 Active |
| Processor Brand | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Processor Name | Snapdragon 845 | Snapdragon 835 |
| Processor Model | | MSM8998 |
| Processor # Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Main Processor Frequency (GHz) | 2.8 GHz | 2.35 GHz |
| RAM Options | 4GB | 4GB |
| Internal Storage Options | 64GB | 64GB |
| Memory Card Type | MicroSDXC | MicroSD |
| Mem. Card Max. Size | | 256GB |
| Operating System + Version | Android 8.0 | Android 7.0 |
| Communications |
|---|
| Product Name | Galaxy S9 Active | Galaxy S8 Active |
| LTE Category (Download) | LTE CAT18 1200/211 Mbps | LTE CAT12 603 Mbps |
| LTE Bands | 12, 38, 39, 40, 41 | |
| Modem Features | | |
| WiFi Speed | | |
| WiFi Features | - Dual-band
- Hotspot
- WiFi Direct
- MU-MIMO
| - Hotspot
- Dual-band
- WiFi Direct
|
| Bluetooth Version | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Bluetooth Features | - A2DP
- AVRCP
- DIP
- HFP
- HID
- HSP
- BT LE
- MAP
- OPP
- PAN
- PBAP/PAB
| |
| NFC Features | | |
| Connector Type | USB Type C | USB Type C |
| Connector Features | | |
| SAR US Head | | 0.25 W/Kg |
| SAR US Body | | 0.8 W/Kg |
| Sim Card 0 |
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| Product Name | Galaxy S9 Active | Galaxy S8 Active |
| Name | SIM0 | SIM0 |
| SIM Type | Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| Multimedia |
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| Product Name | Galaxy S9 Active | Galaxy S8 Active |
| Multimedia Features | | |
| Audio Alerts | | |
| Speaker channels | | Stereo |
| Audio Features | - Loudspeaker
- FM Radio
- 3.5mm Port
| - Loudspeaker
- 3.5mm Port
- Phone Noise Cancellation
|
| Audio Formats | - AAC
- 3GA
- AMR
- RA
- AWB
- FLAC
- M4A
- MID
- MIDI
- MP3
- OGA
- OGG
- WMA
- WAV
- XMF
| |
| Video Formats | - DIVX
- H.263
- H.264
- MPEG-4
- MP4
- XVID
| |
| Sensors | - Proximity
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Gyroscope
- Barometer
- Fingerprint
- Heart Rate
- GPS
- A-GPS
- GLONASS
| - Accelerometer
- Compass
- GPS
- A-GPS
- GLONASS
- Gyroscope
- Heart Rate
- Proximity
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Active vs. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Specs & Speed Benchmarks
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Battery Capacity (mAh)
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