Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs. Sony XPERIA 10 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S8 Active and Sony XPERIA 10 Plus. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs. Sony XPERIA 10 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Sony XPERIA 10 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G892A I4213
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152 mm 167 mm Sony XPERIA 10 Plus has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active.
Width 74.9 mm 73 mm Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has greater width than Sony XPERIA 10 Plus.
Depth 9.9 mm 8.3 mm Sony XPERIA 10 Plus is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active.
Weight 208 g 180 g Sony XPERIA 10 Plus is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active.
Body Colour Meteor grey | Titanium gold Navy
Protection Shockproof, dustproof, water-resistant -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.8 W/kg (body), 0.25 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body), 0.72 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Sony XPERIA 10 Plus
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Quad HD+ Super AMOLED LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.8" 6.5" Sony XPERIA 10 Plus has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2960 x 1440 pixels 2520 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA 10 Plus.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density - 422 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 21:9
Max Brightness - 500 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Always-on display Image Enhance Technology, Edge-to-Edge screen
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Sony XPERIA 10 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Clock Speed 2.35 GHz 1.8 GHz Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA 10 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 509
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Sony XPERIA 10 Plus
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 48 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Sony XPERIA 10 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size - 1/2.8"
Sensor Type - Exmor RS CMOS
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, wide selfie mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Food mode Slow motion video, SteadyShot
Light Source LED light Flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p), 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - Superior Auto, Hybrid Auto focus, Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), geotagging, Stereo Recording
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/4.0"
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/4.0"
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Slow motion video, Virtual Shot SteadyShot
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Self-timer
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Sony XPERIA 10 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3000 mAh Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA 10 Plus.
Wireless Charging Yes - Samsung Galaxy S8 Active can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 120 hours -
Talk Time 1920 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1920 min
Standby: up to 120 hrs
Playback (audio (via speakers)): up to 113 hrs
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Sony XPERIA 10 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 9.0 Pie
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Sony XPERIA 10 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 20, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE EDR Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, AVCTP, AVDTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, RFCOMM, HOGP
NFC - Yes Sony XPERIA 10 Plus has NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security - WEP, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Sony XPERIA 10 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, apt-X, MP4 WAV, AIFF, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSDIFF, DSD, LDAC, MXMF, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, ALAC, OPUS, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, 3GPP, iMelody, apt-X HD, AAC-ELD, ADTS, WAVE, SMF, AIF, AIFC
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, 3GP MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, TS, WebM, 3G2, VP8, VP9, H.265, 3GPP, 3GPP2
Sound Enhancements - Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE HX)
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Sony XPERIA 10 Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, heart rate Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, pedometer, digital compass, magnetometer, geomagnetic sensor, Significant motion detector
Security Devices Fingerprint reader, eye scan Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, HD Voice TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), multitasking, Screen capture, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Calling, Screen mirroring, Hi-Res Audio, High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), Wi-Fi Passpoint, Alarm Clock, Noise suppression, Battery Care, Smart Stamina, STAMINA Mode, Virtual Phones Technology (VPT), Smart Amplifier technology, Split Screen, TalkBack
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Sony XPERIA 10 Plus
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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