Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-10-24 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S7 edge is a bit better than Moto G8 Plus, with a general score of 78.1 against 77.6. The Galaxy S7 edge body is lighter and somewhat thinner than the Moto G8 Plus, even though it was released 4 years before. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge features a little more vivid screen than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
The Moto G8 Plus counts with a way bigger memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB more internal memory. The Moto G8 Plus features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Moto G8 Plus also has 4 more cores (although slower).
Moto G8 Plus has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3600mAh. The Moto G8 Plus takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have the same aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video quality, the Moto G8 Plus also has a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back facing camera with a way better resolution.
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