Customer Reviews for Samsung - Galaxy S8 Active 64GB - Active Gray (Sprint)
Customer Rating
5
Excellent
on September 2, 2017
Posted by: Kelly66
from Arkansas, United States
I think it's an excellent phone. It's not that different from s6 active, I have cermaic tile dloors and I've dropped it a couple times with no damage. I absolutely love the color which has a pink undertone so some of the may not want. =)
I like it, Ill get use to the features that are missing but this is what I want to come back for future active phones.
In my opinion people who buy active phones don't want everything, we want a durable and simple product.
This phone is not as durable as past actives, my s5 active was my favorite. That thing could take anything you did to it. This phone is big, almost too big. I think it is heavier than most phones, I don't like that either. The screen is too big, again the s5 active was perfect size, not too big, not too small. I could easily reach everything and the screen responded perfectly. Why do we not have a physical home button? I miss that. Why the bixby button? The programmable button was great. This is not shock proof. It should have a cover over the charging port to further protect it. We want durable, not a super large screen that will probably break easier. The software is good, I don't like all the settings, but I'll live and adapt to that.
It is a great quality phone thou, I will give it that. I just wish it was smaller and had a little more durability. All in all I am happy with this, I will use it (because I dont like any other current phones).
If I could buy a new phone I would buy the S5 active with new hardware/software on the inside. That phone was stellar and could handle life and anything you throw at it. You need to realize this phone is already a small(er) market than the flagship s8. Add all your fancy stuff to the other ones and make this one more durable, and smaller. we go on adventures with this phone, no need for it to not fit comfortably in my pocket
My only complaint is that I cannot log into Facebook using the S8 active. I can log in with my computer or even my 5 year old blackberry (using wifi). I bought this phone to replace my other phone. I am a firefighter and I needed something that will handle what I put my last phone (kyocera duraforce) through. "we'll see".
Loved my BB Passport until it started dying. Been using a GalaxyS7 Edge for work so decided on the S8 Active. Great phone, even better than the S7 Edge. Very durable and seems to be well made. The biggest downside it the lack of accessories for this phone. You will be hard pressed to find a nice cover especially to support wireless charging. Battery life is much better than the S7 edge, can make it through an entire day of average use without stopping to charge.