Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Honor Play 30 Plus

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PHONES
Phone Names	Samsung Galaxy S8 Active	Honor Play 30 Plus

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - AT&T	LTE
5G bands	-	SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 41 - Sprint	CDMA2000 1x

Launch
Announced	2017, August. Released 2017, August	2021, December 16
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2022, January 02

Body
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions	151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)	167.6 x 77.2 x 8.6 mm (6.60 x 3.04 x 0.34 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	208.1 g (7.34 oz)	198 g (6.98 oz)
	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810G compliant	-

Display
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	-
Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density)	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
Size	5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio)	6.74 inches, 109.7 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	Super AMOLED, HDR10	IPS LCD, 90Hz
	3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display	-

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm)
GPU	Adreno 540	Mali-G57 MC2
OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI	Android 11, Magic UI 5.0

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	64GB 4GB RAM	128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
	-	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera
Dual	-	13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF Auxiliary lens
Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Single	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS	5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS	1080p@30fps

Selfie camera
Dual	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)	-
Features	HDR	-
Single	-	5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video	1440p@30fps	-

Sound
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
35mm jack	Yes	Yes
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes

Comms
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.1, A2DP, LE
NFC	Yes	No
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, BDS
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	-

Battery
Charging	15W wired, QC2 Wireless	22.5W wired
Music play	Up to 113 h	-
Stand-by	Up to 120 h (3G)	-
Talk time	Up to 32 h (3G)	-
Type	Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 5000 mAh

Misc
Colors	Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold	Black, Blue, Silver, Gold
Models	SM-G892A, SM-G892U	CMA-AN00
Price	About 550 EUR	About 150 EUR

Tests
Audio quality	Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4	-
Battery life	Endurance rating 111h	-
Loudspeaker	Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB	-
Performance	GeekBench: 6314 (v4.4) GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	-

OUR TESTS
Audio quality	Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4	-
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 111h	-
Loudspeaker	Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB	-
Performance	GeekBench: 6314 (v4.4) GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	-