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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-06-14 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.67 x 3.05 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.67 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Cosmic Emerald | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has a general score of 82.1, which is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021)'s 82.1 global score. Galaxy A8 Star is an much older cellphone than the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021), but it's lighter and thinner anyway. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) has Android 11, providing the user some nice extra features and some performance improvements.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit better performance than Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a display that is just as good as Moto G Stylus 5G (2021)'s screen, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bit worse 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little better pixels count per inch of display.
The Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) has a much better storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1 TB and 64 GB more internal memory. Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs or videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) also counts with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution back camera.
The Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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