Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Xiaomi 17 Pro
Product
Price
850 USD
849 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
Galaxy S8 Active
25098PN5AC
Launch Date
2017, January 22
2025, September 25
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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
HSDPA 800 / 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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - T-Mobile ,1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 41 - Sprint
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA
Dimensions
151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
151.1 x 71.8 x 8 mm (5.95 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
Weight
208.1 g (7.34 oz)
192 g (6.77 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame
Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass
Secondary display (on the back):
LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak)
2.7 inches, 572 x 904 pixels
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 4m for 30 min)
SIM
Nano-SIM
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Black, White, Purple, Green
Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 2160Hz PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak)
Size
5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio)
6.3 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density)
1220 x 2656 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~464 ppi density)
OS
Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Android 16, HyperOS 3
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU
Adreno 840
RAM
4GB
12GB/16GB
Storage
64GB
256GB/512GB/1TB
UFS 4.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
8K@30fps (HDR), 4K@30/60/120fps (HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, 10-bit LOG), 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 2
50 MP, f/3.0, 115mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF (20cm - ∞), OIS, 5x optical zoom
Lens 3
50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Lens 1
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), PDAF
Features
Dual
HDR, panorama
Video
1440p@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery
Si/C Li-Ion 6300 mAh
Charging
100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS
50W wireless
22.5W reverse wireless
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate ,Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)
3.5mm jack
Yes
No
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
Snapdragon sound
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS ,Yes
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
Yes
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG

