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| Global Score | |
| 89.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-05-14 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Midnight magenta and Solar black | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 544.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.58 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola edge has an overall score of 89.6, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's general score of 82.1. Motorola edge is a newer and just a little bit lighter device than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, but it's also thicker. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Motorola edge has the previous 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie.
Motorola edge and Galaxy A8 Star have incredibly similar screens, because although the Galaxy A8 Star has a little bit lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher pixel count in each screen inch. Motorola edge features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 Star. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount.
Motorola edge has a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that admits up to 1000 GB. The Motorola edge has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light photography, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola edge also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality pictures and a back-facing camera with way more megapixels.
The Motorola edge has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 22% bigger battery size.
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