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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2022-12-15 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue Lavender, Matter Charcoal and Rose Gold | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ SM4350-AC (12 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 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 |
| 6.03 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than Motorola Moto G53, with a score of 79.2 against 72. Despite of the fact the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is much older and a bit thicker than Motorola Moto G53, it's body is still just a little lighter. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a very superior hardware performance than Moto G53. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and 4 GB of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a better looking display than Moto G53, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater pixels quantity per display inch and a way better resolution of 1080 x 2220px. Motorola Moto G53 has a much bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1 TB.
Moto G53 features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Moto G53 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a much more MP back-facing camera.
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