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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-19 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is just a bit better than Motorola Moto G6 Plus's 77.5 overall score. Even being the best cellphone we are comparing here, we must tell that it's also a just a little thicker and heavier cellphone. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G6 Plus. Both have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a little bit better looking screen than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, because it has a little bit larger screen, a higher quantity of pixels per display inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960. The Motorola Moto G6 Plus and the Galaxy Note8 have very similar cameras, and although the Galaxy Note8 has a larger back camera sensor providing a better image quality, they both have the same video resolution, the same resolution back camera, the same diafragm aperture and the same video frame rate.
The Galaxy Note8 counts with a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G6 Plus, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Note8 also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Galaxy Note8 features a bit longer battery performance than Moto G6 Plus, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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