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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-10-24 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 506 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 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 | 26.00mm 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G8 Plus has a general score of 77.6, which is slightly better than Galaxy J8's 76.7 overall score. Even though Moto G8 Plus is newer than the Galaxy J8, it is somewhat thicker and just a bit heavier. The Moto G8 Plus features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy J8. They have a 4 GB RAM and 8 processing cores.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a sharper screen than Galaxy J8, because it has more pixels per inch of display, a quite bigger screen and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2280. Moto G8 Plus captures way better photos and videos than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Moto G8 Plus also has a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a way higher video resolution and a camera with much more megapixels.
Moto G8 Plus has a little bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy J8, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Moto G8 Plus also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Moto G8 Plus counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a 14% larger battery size.
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