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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.35 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.07 ounces |
| Lucent White and Midnight Blue | 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 |
| 2400 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 |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 930 MT6855 (6 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| IMG BXM-8-256 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.67 | 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 | 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 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Moto G73 5G's score of 73.8. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) design has the same thickness than the Moto G73 5G, but it's extremely heavier. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with an extremely better processor than Moto G73 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a sharper screen than Moto G73 5G, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher pixel density. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Moto G73 5G, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Motorola Moto G73 5G shoots much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for capturing photos in low light situations, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Motorola Moto G73 5G also counts with better 60 frames per second video frame rates and a camera with a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution.
The Motorola Moto G73 5G features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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