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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2019-10-24 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Moto G8 Plus is a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with a score of 77.6 against 75.8. Although Moto G8 Plus is a lot newer than Galaxy A5 (2017), it is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Moto G8 Plus features a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Moto G8 Plus also has a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little sharper screen than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better pixel number per inch in the screen. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger camera aperture, a way better 3840x2160 video resolution and a camera with a much higher resolution.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal storage and an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB. Moto G8 Plus counts with superior battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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