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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-28 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than the Motorola Droid Turbo's 76.4 overall score. Galaxy A8 (2018) is a a lot newer cellphone, and it is also a lot thinner and just a little lighter than the Motorola Droid Turbo. Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a GPU.
The Motorola Droid Turbo features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel number in each inch of screen and a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Motorola Droid Turbo counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for taking pictures in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a way more megapixels back-facing camera and a much better (4K) video resolution.
The Motorola Droid Turbo features longer battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 30% bigger battery capacity.
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