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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2023-05-04 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black and White |
| Aluminum 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 |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (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-G77 MC9 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/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 has a general score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than Motorola Edge 40's 77.2 score. The Galaxy A8 Star design has the same thickness than the Motorola Edge 40, but it's heavier. These devices use Android OS, but the Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13, so it offers lots of additional features.
Motorola Edge 40 counts with a much better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, a little bit better screen pixels density and a quite bigger screen. Galaxy A8 Star counts with more memory capacity for games and applications than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a very superior CPU than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Motorola Edge 40 has a superior camera than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a way bigger camera sensor which offers a way better image and video quality, a camera in the back with a way better resolution and a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos.
Motorola Edge 40 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 19 percent greater battery capacity.
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