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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G8 Plus is a little bit better than the Fairphone 5, getting a score of 77.6 against 75.5. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus is an incredibly older phone than the Fairphone 5, but Motorola was able to make it a little bit thinner and lighter anyway. Fairphone 5 has a little bit better processing power than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Fairphone 5 has a brighter display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because it has a quite bigger display, a just a little better display density and a slightly higher 1224 x 2700 resolution. Moto G8 Plus takes way better photographs and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has a way tinier back camera sensor capturing lot lower quality videos and pictures and a lesser megapixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better images in low light environments.
Fairphone 5 has a better storage to install games and applications than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Fairphone 5 counts with a bit better battery duration than Moto G8 Plus, because it has a 5% more battery capacity.
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