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| Global Score | |
| 35.9 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2009-06-23 | 2017-04-21 |
| 3.46 x 2.52 x 0.70 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| -- | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 160 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 5.76 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 102,4 MB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 0.6 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 4.73 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 0.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1170mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 366 hours standby time 3.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 2.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| -- | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is way better than Motorola Karma QA1's 35.9 overall score. The Galaxy S8 design is newer and notably thinner, but just a little heavier than Motorola Karma QA1. Galaxy S8 has a much faster processor than Motorola Karma QA1, because it has 8 more CPU cores.
The Galaxy S8 has a much better display than Motorola Karma QA1, because it has a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a much greater display pixels density and a lot larger screen. Galaxy S8 has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Karma QA1, because it has 63,9 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a way better battery performance than Motorola Karma QA1, because it has a 156 percent greater battery size. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a much better camera than Motorola Karma QA1, because it has a much higher resolution camera in the back.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Galaxy S8 is also cheap compared to the Motorola Karma QA1.
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