Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Motorola Defy 2
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| Phone Names | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Motorola Defy 2 |
| Network | ||
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| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - AT&T | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 |
| 5G bands | - | 2, 5, 23, 25, 26, 28, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 255, 256 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 41 - Sprint | - | |
| Launch | ||
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| Announced | 2017, August. Released 2017, August | 2023, February 24 |
| Status | Discontinued | Available. Released 2023, October |
| Body | ||
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| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame |
| Dimensions | 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in) | 171 x 80 x 11.9 mm (6.73 x 3.15 x 0.47 in) |
| SIM | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
| Weight | 208.1 g (7.34 oz) | 268 g (9.45 oz) |
| IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810G compliant | IP68/IP69 dust/water resistant (up to 5m for 35 min) Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m MIL-STD-810H compliant | |
| Display | ||
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| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density) | 1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density) |
| Size | 5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.6 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~76.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type | Super AMOLED, HDR10 | IPS LCD, 120Hz |
| 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display | - | |
| Platform | ||
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| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | Mediatek Dimensity 930 (6 nm) |
| GPU | Adreno 540 | IMG BXM-8-256 |
| OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI | Android 12 |
| Memory | ||
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| Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal | 64GB 4GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM |
| Main Camera | ||
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| Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Single | 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS | - |
| Triple | - | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS | 1080p@30fps |
| Selfie camera | ||
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| Dual | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) | - |
| Features | HDR | - |
| Single | - | 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide) |
| Video | 1440p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Sound | ||
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| 3.5mm jack | Yes | No |
| 35mm jack | Yes | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes |
| Comms | ||
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| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.1, A2DP, LE |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Radio | No | Unspecified |
| 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 |
| Features | ||
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| Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) | Emergency SOS via satellite (Bullitt Satellite Connect service) | |
| Battery | ||
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| Charging | 15W wired, QC2 Wireless | 15W wireless |
| 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 | ||
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| Colors | Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold | Black |
| Models | SM-G892A, SM-G892U | BM1S1B |
| Price | About 550 EUR | About 570 EUR |
| Tests | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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) | - |