South Korean giant, Samsung has been working on a rugged version of their flagship Galaxy S8, which could be called as the Galaxy S8 Active. Active series was started with their 2013 flagship, the Galaxy S4. Due to the popularity gained by that phone, Samsung decides to launch it for every flagship. To make the rumours about the S8 Active true, we have the leaked images and a tip on the specifications.
Images of the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active have been leaked by an employee at Samsung, San Francisco. The images clearly show that the S8 active resembles a lot to the S8. Reports suggest that the specifications also could be the same, but here for a twist the company provides a 4,000mAh battery instead of 3,000mAh or 3,500mAh which was found in S8 and S8+ respectively. The battery capacity is clearly shown with the phone's model number SM-G892A.
Galaxy S8 Active features the same 5.8-inch AMOLED display like in the S8, but this time it is without the curves. The display on the S8 Active is completely flat which will make installation of screen protectors easier. However, the phone has a rugged design and is more durable than the S8 and S8+. Samsung had to give up on the curved edges just to make the smartphone more durable.Reports also claim that this time Samsung has replaced the Active button which was exclusive for the active series with the Bixby button.
As far as the specifications are concerned, Samsung Galaxy S8 Active will have some of the same specifications as of the S8. The smartphone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of on-board storage which is further expandable via a microSD card. On the camera department, S8 active could use the same 12-megapixel camera at the rear and an 8-megapixel camera on the front.
As of now, there is no information on when the smartphone will launch and how much would it cost.
