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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2022-12-15 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue Lavender, Matter Charcoal and Rose Gold | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ SM4350-AC (12 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.03 | 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 | |
| 50.00 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 |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a global score of 82.1, which is much better than Moto G53's score of 72. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version while Moto G53 has Android 13, providing you a couple nice extra features and optimized performance. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's body is just a little bit thinner than the Moto G53, although it is just a little heavier and was released 4 years before.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a little more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G53, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels number per inch of display and a way better resolution of 1080 x 2220px. The Motorola Moto G53 features a much bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 1 TB and more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A8 Star features a lot better processing power than Motorola Moto G53, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a greater amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a slightly better camera than Moto G53, because although it has a back-facing camera with way less megapixels, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography and video.
The Moto G53 counts with longer battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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