SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy S8 Active review: 2017 rugged flagship.

Item: Galaxy S8 Active
Rating: 82
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2017·$850

Overall

82/100

Class rank

#1 of 1

Tier

Rugged

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

Galaxy S8 Active.

S8 Active brought Infinity Display + 4,000 mAh + IP68/MIL-STD to AT&T's 2017 rugged flagship.

01Display

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for rugged phones of 2017.

TypeSuper AMOLED Infinity

Size5.8"

Resolution2960 x 1440

02Performance

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for rugged phones of 2017.

ChipsetSnapdragon 835

RAM4 GB

Storage64 GB + microSDXC

03Camera

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for rugged phones of 2017.

Main12 MP Dual Pixel OIS

Front8 MP

04Battery

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for rugged phones of 2017.

Capacity4,000 mAh

Charging15 W + 9 W wireless

05Software

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for rugged phones of 2017.

What works

Infinity QHD+ AMOLED on a rugged.
4,000 mAh + wireless charging.
Programmable button.
IP68 + MIL-STD-810G.

What doesn't

AT&T-exclusive.
208 g chunky.
No headphone jack rumor — kept it.
Limited resale.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of rugged devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .