Older flagship · 2017

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Name: Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
Brand: Samsung
Price: 125000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦125,000 to ₦150,000 · 4 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (measured)

Extras Rugged build

Watch out No more updates, 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.8″ AMOLED · 60Hz

835 4 / 64 GB

4000 mAh 15W charging

12 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

5.8″ · Super AMOLED · 1440 × 2960 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

5.8"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 2960 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.35 GHz · Adreno 540

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

201,114

GeekBench

6,314

Graphics test

GFXBench 12 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.35 GHz

GPU

Adreno 540

Process

10 nm

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

4x Kryo 280 2.45 GHz + 4x Kryo 280 1.9 GHz

Software & updates

Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.7

OIS

Front camera

8 MP f/1.7

Main sensor

Sony IMX333 Exmor RS, 1/2.55", 1.4µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 15 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

111:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B29, B30, B71, B252, B255

Build & Design

1 g · 9.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

151.9 mm

Width

74.9 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm

Weight

1 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Iris scanner · fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro

Sensors

Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate

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How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone X

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 1440 × 2960 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

47% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 2,716 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

1 g vs 174 g

Lower benchmark score

201k vs 598k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

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Where to buy

4 sellers·Used from ₦125,000

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Jiji Used

₦125,000

Lowest of 4 Fair for used

Premium TECH

10.4 yrs · 30 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦125,000

Lowest of 4 Fair for used

Mo-Rose Techretail

5.8 yrs · 26 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦130,000

3621MARY PHONEZ

11.3 yrs · 61 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

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64GB

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