Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-09-05 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.13 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.28 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Bright cherry and Polished graphite | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is much better than the Moto E6 Plus's overall score of 73.4. Both phones in this comparison work with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS. Galaxy A8 Star's construction is somewhat thinner than the Moto E6 Plus, although it is extremely heavier and was released around 12 months before.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit faster processing unit than Moto E6 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A8 Star features a bit sharper screen than Moto E6 Plus, because it has a higher pixel density, a little bigger screen and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star captures much clearer photos and videos than Moto E6 Plus, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution, a more megapixels back-facing camera, a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger camera aperture. The Motorola Moto E6 Plus counts with a little bit better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Motorola Moto E6 Plus also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with superior battery lifetime than Moto E6 Plus, because it has a 23% greater battery size.
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