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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-24 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.46 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a bit better than Moto G8 Plus, with a 79.6 score against 77.6. Samsung Galaxy A40 is a much lighter and thinner phone than the Moto G8 Plus, although both of them were only released 7 months apart. The Samsung Galaxy A40 features a bit sharper display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit greater screen pixel density.
The Moto G8 Plus has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A40. They have 8 cores and the same RAM amount. Galaxy A40 counts with as much memory for applications and games as the Moto G8 Plus one, both of them have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus takes greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a F1.7 camera aperture, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a lot larger sensor capturing much higher quality photographs, a way higher resolution camera and a way higher (4K) video definition.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus features longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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