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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-12 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.37 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.68 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Pearl white | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than Motorola Moto G Fast, having a 79.2 score against 72.2. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy A8 (2018) is way older than Motorola Moto G Fast, it's construction is just a little bit lighter and a little thinner. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a sharper display than Motorola Moto G Fast, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better pixels quantity per display inch and a lot better 1080 x 2220px resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G Fast, because although it has an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little better performance than Motorola Moto G Fast, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Moto G Fast features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a back facing camera with a 16 MP and the same diafragm aperture, the Moto G Fast also has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Moto G Fast features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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