Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S24

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2017 2021, January 14 January 2024
Status Available - August 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming Soon - January 2024
Price - Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Meteor Grey, Tungsten Gold Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow, Jade Green, Sandstone Orange, Sapphire Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
147 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm
(5.79 x 2.78 x 0.3 in)
Weight 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 167 g or 168 g (5.89 oz or 5.93 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Samsung Pay
IP68 certified
MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum 2 frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 11 Android 14
User Interface - One UI 3.1 One UI 6.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea 8-core (1x3.39 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Adreno 750 (1 GHz)
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.2 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (416 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.92% 86.12% 90.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A (up to 7CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 4.0
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
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Talk Time - - -