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| Global Score | |
| 89.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-14 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Midnight magenta and Solar black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 544.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 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 620 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.58 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola edge is better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a score of 89.6 against 79.2. Motorola edge's body is much newer, but thicker and a little heavier than Galaxy A8 (2018). The Motorola edge has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola edge also has more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more vivid screen than Motorola edge, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen. Motorola edge has a much better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for taking images or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a way more MP camera and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
The Motorola edge has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 256 GB internal storage and an external memory slot that admits up to 1000 GB. The Motorola edge features a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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