Samsung Galaxy S8 Active review

18 November 2017
By now, we’ve come to expect an “Active” version of the latest Samsung SX device. Also by now, we’ve mostly come to terms with the fact that it still isn’t commercially available in other markets outside the US. That aside, the Galaxy S8 Active is a ruggedized version of the Samsung Galaxy S8. It also does not water down specs or skimp on features over the standard model.

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Anonymous, 22 Nov 2017And driving around in a tank instead of car Tanks are cool.

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    • Anonymous
    • AIA
    • 22 Nov 2017

    Anonymous, 20 Nov 2017All our phones are active Samsung so make MILT STD 810 G as... moreAnd driving around in a tank instead of car

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      • Anonymous
      • AIA
      • 22 Nov 2017

      S8 + cover, cheaper and much better

        If Verizon would get this model, it MIGHT convince me to go back to Samsung.

        Won't touch those glass covered jokes they have right now.

          This fixes my hate with today's smartphones, glass backs and small batteries!

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            • Anonymous
            • t7$
            • 20 Nov 2017

            Imagine the endurance rating on this thing if it had the Exynos chip

              AnonD-493662, 19 Nov 2017yea i notice it too, but lot of people complain that s6 a... moreYeah, it's really ugly compared to S8 active.

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                • X{v
                • 20 Nov 2017

                [deleted post]You lack creativity................and common sense.............and that complex material you are talking about, you can find enough of it on amazon for less than 50 USD (probably cheaper on ebay). You just need to know how to use it.

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                  • AnonD-590546
                  • SYQ
                  • 20 Nov 2017

                  Where are the physical buttons from the bottom of the display?
                  I was always think it was a big advantage against other models, for example i can easily pick up my phone even in glove. Yes i know you can turn on high sensytivity, but its not the same.

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                    • 20 Nov 2017

                    Be Nice To Others, 19 Nov 2017Favorite types of phone (for me) in no particular order: ... moreYou do realize that fingerprints are easier to hack. Acquiring someones fingerprint and casting a 3D model of it is no big deal at all.

                    Long and mixed character passwords are still the most secure option. Bio-metrics are just more convenient.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • vGX
                      • 20 Nov 2017

                      All our phones are active Samsung so make MILT STD 810 G as a standard along with IP 68.

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                        • sxr
                        • 20 Nov 2017

                        AnonD-573665, 19 Nov 2017So much wasted money on dead phones from Nokia, Samsung, LG... moreDon't drop it in the river in the first place. That's just called common sense, which is apparently lacking in most people, these days.

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                          • AnonD-573665
                          • m@Y
                          • 19 Nov 2017

                          So much wasted money on dead phones from Nokia, Samsung, LG.I will newer use any mobile if phones will keep to die on me and will continue overprice to half whit no protection.
                          I want feature when it drops in river it needs to turn on flash to easy find it.
                          How i can find job whit dead phone?
                          I wonder how much its collects, spies data about user.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • pWQ
                            • 19 Nov 2017

                            Impressive battery life.

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                              • AnonD-493662
                              • Kin
                              • 19 Nov 2017

                              nothing-, 19 Nov 2017Wait, I just noticed that the S6 active with 3,500 mah batt... moreyea i notice it too,
                              but lot of people complain that s6 active is not beauty :)

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                                • 19 Nov 2017

                                AnonD-632062, 19 Nov 2017No, it's just that Exynos 7420 was super-efficient. Eve... moreThe S6 did really well on WiFi, but when the modem got used(LTE for example), the battery life plummeted. You can check the reviews from Anandtech or any real life usage review. The S6 had horrible battery life unless you use it on WiFi.

                                I owned that device and loved it to bits(best phone of 2015 by far), but the battery life wasn't it's strong suits.

                                  Favorite types of phone (for me) in no particular order:

                                  1 - Active (or anything that's rugged like this Galaxy Active series) / Compact (or anything that's small like Xperia Compact series)

                                  2 - Camera-centric (something like the Lumia 1020 and Nokia 808 PureView)

                                  3 - Audio-centric (both headphones and speakers, like the HTC One M series). OF COURSE WITH HEADPHONE JACK.

                                  4 - Budget-friendly

                                  5 - ANYTHING WITH FINGERPRINT SCANNER INSTEAD OF HACK-ABLE FACEID.

                                    nothing-, 19 Nov 2017But it was manufactured in an older manufacturing process r... moreYou have to keep in mind that this one has a larger screen than the S6 Active. Then again that difference gets ignored because of even more efficient build of Exynos 8895 than the already-efficient build of Exynos 7420

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                                      • AnonD-514671
                                      • 8mr
                                      • 19 Nov 2017

                                      best phone from samsung

                                        AnonD-632062, 19 Nov 2017No, it's just that Exynos 7420 was super-efficient. Eve... moreBut it was manufactured in an older manufacturing process right? Aside from the fact that grace ux is more optimize today compared before.