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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-07 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 186.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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
Google Pixel 3a has an overall score of 78.8, which is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G8 Plus's general score of 77.6. Even when Google Pixel 3a and the Motorola Moto G8 Plus were released only 6 months apart, Google Pixel 3a is lighter and somewhat thinner. Moto G8 Plus has a processing unit that's very similar to the processing unit in Google Pixel 3a, both have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
Google Pixel 3a features a bit better screen than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater display density. Moto G8 Plus has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Moto G8 Plus also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Moto G8 Plus features longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus takes much better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a much larger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality photographs, a camera with way more mega-pixels and a bigger aperture to take better low light captures.
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