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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-04-19 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and Pink | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 197.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is better than the Moto G6, having a general score of 82.1 against 72.1. Although Galaxy A8 Star and Moto G6 were released with only a couple months difference, the Galaxy A8 Star construction is just a little thinner but also somewhat heavier than Moto G6. The Moto G6 counts with a slightly better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher screen pixel density.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G6, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A8 Star features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Moto G6, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a bit better camera than Moto G6, because although it has a tinier camera sensor which provides a lower image and video quality, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a way better resolution back camera and a bigger aperture.
Galaxy A8 Star features improved battery lifetime than Moto G6, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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