Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S6 Active vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Nokia 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Nokia
Announced June 2015 January 2017 August 2017
Status Available - June 2015 Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price Rs. 595 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 44,900 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yes Various Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.5 x 70.6 x 6.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
(5.96 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) - 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- MIL-STD-810G certified - salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation,
- - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Mali-T760 Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 540
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64/128 GB 16 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 4.7 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.76% 68.14% 69.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels Dual 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama PDAF, Laser AF, 1.55-micron pixel, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 13 MP, AutoFocus [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2550 mAh 2350 mAh 3090 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 23 h (3G) - -