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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-12-07 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Frosted silver and Volcanic grey | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| LTPS | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 619 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 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
The Motorola Moto G 5G is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 81.5 score against 79.2. Motorola Moto G 5G's body is noticeably newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than Galaxy A8 (2018). Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more vivid screen than Moto G 5G, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a CPU that is just as good as the processing unit in Moto G 5G, they have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Motorola Moto G 5G shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Motorola Moto G 5G also has a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a much higher (4K) video quality.
The Moto G 5G has a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Moto G 5G also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 1000 GB. Motorola Moto G 5G has a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 67 percent larger battery size.
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