#samsung’s #galaxy S8 Active looks like a more boring S8

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As with the last several generations of Samsung’s Galaxy S phones, it appears that the S8 is getting a rugged “Active” variant, with a larger battery and a thicker, more durable design. Over the weekend, pictures of the upcoming smartphone leaked out on Reddit (via 9to5Google), giving us a look at what the S8 Active will look like.

From a hardware perspective, the S8 Active is almost identical to the regular S8, with the same Snapdragon 835 CPU, 4GB of RAM, 64GB storage, and cameras. But in the name of ruggedizing the device, Samsung seems to have sacrificed the best part of the original S8: the incredible design.

Image: nique0201 (Reddit)

Instead of the edge-to-edge Infinity Display that’s become the most iconic…

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