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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-02-07 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2270 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a global score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than Moto G7 Plus's 76.1 score. Galaxy A8 (2018) is a a little bit lighter cellphone than Moto G7 Plus, but both are 0.33inches thick. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better looking screen than Moto G7 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels per screen inch.
The Moto G7 Plus counts with just a bit more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Moto G7 Plus also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G7 Plus. Both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Galaxy A8 (2018) and Moto G7 Plus count with very similar battery durations. The Moto G7 Plus features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a same size aperture and a back facing camera with a 16 megapixels resolution, the Moto G7 Plus also has a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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