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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2019-10-24 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 14.00mm 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is a bit better than Motorola Moto G8 Plus's 77.6 global score. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) body is a bit lighter and a bit thinner than the Motorola Moto G8 Plus, despite of the fact that it was released only 22 months before. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better looking display than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher number of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better processing power than Moto G8 Plus. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores. Moto G8 Plus takes way better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Moto G8 Plus also has a lot better (4K) video quality and a back camera with lot more MP.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus features a slightly bigger storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Moto G8 Plus features greater battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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