Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-04-20 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.49 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue and Turquoise | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P35 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is much better than Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite, getting a score of 82.1 against 74.3. Both devices in our current comparison have the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System). The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star body is just a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner than the Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite, despite of the fact that it was released just a little more than a year before.
Galaxy A8 Star has a processing unit that is just as good as the Moto G8 Power Lite one, and although the Galaxy A8 Star has a greater amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a slightly better looking screen than Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel number in each inch in the display and a way better resolution of 1080 x 2220.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a slightly better camera than Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 16 mega-pixels, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and videos in low light situations and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a little bit better memory for games and applications than Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 400 GB. Moto G8 Power Lite features greater battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 35% greater battery size.
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