General
- Brand Samsung
- Model Galaxy S8 Active
- Device Smartphones
- Added December 13, 2018
- Updated June 18, 2024
Launch
- Announced 2017, August
- Status Available. Released 2017, August
Network
- Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
- 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile 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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - T-Mobile 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
- GPRS Yes
- EDGE Yes
Body
- 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 proof (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 Gorilla Glass 5 - HDR10 compliant- 3D Touch (home button only)- Always-on display
Platform
- OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
- 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 512 GB (dedicated slot)
- Internal 64 GB
- RAM 4 GB RAM
Main camera
- Single 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
- Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
- Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Selfie camera
- Single 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
Sound
- Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
- 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
- FM 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
- Java No
Battery
- Stand-by Up to 120 h (3G)
- Talk time Up to 32 h (3G)
- Music play Up to 113 h
- Type Non-removable Li-Po
- Capacity 4000 mAh battery
More
- Color Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
- Other Features Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - PMA wireless charging - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor