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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2020-07-08 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.30 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Surfing blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.98 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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 Moto G 5G Plus is just a bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 82.6 score against 79.2. The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus construction is incredibly newer than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, although it's a little bit thicker and heavier. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little more vivid screen than Moto G 5G Plus, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2220 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater display pixels density.
The Moto G 5G Plus has a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Moto G 5G Plus also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. Motorola Moto G 5G Plus counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Moto G 5G Plus has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Moto G 5G Plus also has a much higher 48 MP resolution back facing camera and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Moto G 5G Plus features a very superior battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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