Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

General Information

• Colors:
• Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold

• Models:
• SM-G892A, SM-G892U

• Price:
• About 850 USD

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Sprint

• 4G bands:
• LTE 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) - AT&T, LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 41(2500) - Sprint

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2017, August

• Status:
• Available. Released 2017, August

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)

• Weight:
• 208.1 g (7.34 oz)

• Build:
• Aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back

• SIM:
• Nano-SIM, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), MIL-STD-810G compliant

Display

• Type:
• Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Corning Gorilla Glass 5, HDR10, 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display

Platform

• OS:
• Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI

• Chipset:
• Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• CPU:
• Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)

• GPU:
• Adreno 540

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)

• Internal:
• 64GB 4GB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• na

• Features:
• LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

• Video:
• 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• na

• Features:
• Dual video call, Auto-HDR

• Video:
• 1440p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• No

• USB:
• Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features

• Sensors:
• Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), ANT+, S-Voice natural language commands and dictation

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery

• Charging:
• Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0), PMA wireless charging

• Stand-by:
• Up to 120 h (3G)

• Talk time:
• Up to 32 h (3G)

• Music play:
• Up to 113 h

Tests

• Performance:
• Basemark OS II: 3974 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3390Basemark X: 37903

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 111h