Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-05-04 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 11.77 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.28 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 is slightly better than the Motorola Edge 40, getting a general score of 83 against 77.2. Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Note8 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13, so it provides you a couple nice extra features. The Galaxy Note8 body is older, thicker and somewhat heavier than the Motorola Edge 40.
The Motorola Edge 40 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a just a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a little bigger screen. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a much better performing processing unit than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Motorola Edge 40 has a much better camera than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a way bigger camera sensor which gives a much better photo and video quality, a back-facing camera with a way higher 50 mega pixels resolution and a larger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with just a bit more storage to install applications and games than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Motorola Edge 40 has better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has a 4400mAh battery size instead of 3300mAh.
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