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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2023-09-14 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Caneel Bay and Soothing Sea | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G610 MC3 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.77 | 10.01 |
| 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is a bit better than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, having an 82.1 score against 77. Despite of the fact Galaxy A8 Star is a lot older and heavier than the Motorola Edge 40 Neo, it's design is still a little thinner. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version while Motorola Edge 40 Neo has Android 13.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a very superior hardware performance than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Motorola Edge 40 Neo has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a quite bigger display, a just a little more pixels per inch of display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The Motorola Edge 40 Neo takes much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Motorola Edge 40 Neo also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera in the back with way more MP.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 400 GB. Motorola Edge 40 Neo has greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3700mAh.
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