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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-08-19 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.65 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Nebula Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2460 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 395 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 670 Prime, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (920 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge (2021) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a general score of 84.6 against 79.2. The Motorola Edge (2021) is a noticeably newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), although it's just a little thicker and heavier. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more vivid screen than Motorola Edge (2021), because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a quite greater pixels quantity in each inch of screen.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Edge (2021), because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Motorola Edge (2021) features a bit faster processor than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Edge (2021) also has a higher amount of RAM.
Motorola Edge (2021) captures greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for taking photos and videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a back camera with a much better resolution and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Motorola Edge (2021) has a really longer battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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