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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| -- | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.07 ounces |
| Interstellar Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 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 | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is slightly better than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024)'s 78.9 global score. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a really superior hardware performance than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a more vivid screen than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024), because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a little bit greater display pixel density.
The Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) shoots way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a camera in the back with way more MP and a lot higher 7680x4320 video quality. The Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) counts with a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 53% bigger battery capacity.
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