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| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| 2018-10-18 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 194.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 522 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 XL is slightly better than the Moto G8 Plus, getting an 80.7 score against 77.6. Although the Google Pixel 3 XL is older than Moto G8 Plus, it's design is just a little lighter and somewhat thinner. Google Pixel 3 XL has a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G8 Plus. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
The Google Pixel 3 XL has a little more vivid display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Google Pixel 3 XL also has a better pixels quantity per screen inch and a better 1440 x 2960 resolution. The Moto G8 Plus counts with a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 3 XL, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Moto G8 Plus also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus takes much clearer videos and photos than Google Pixel 3 XL, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality pictures, a bigger aperture to take better low light captures and videos and a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Moto G8 Plus features a little better battery duration than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3430mAh.
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