Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-04-20 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.49 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Blue and Turquoise | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P35 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a general score of 83.3, which is much better than the Moto G8 Power Lite's 74.3 overall score. Although Samsung Galaxy S9 is extremely older than Moto G8 Power Lite, it's body is a little thinner and somewhat lighter. The Galaxy S9 counts with a little better performance than Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Galaxy S9 counts with a much more vibrant display than Moto G8 Power Lite, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a lot higher count of pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a much better camera than Moto G8 Power Lite, because although it has a much lower resolution back camera, it also counts with a much bigger camera aperture for better images and videos in low light environments and a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
Galaxy S9 counts with a slightly better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G8 Power Lite, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 400 GB. The Moto G8 Power Lite features a much better battery life than Galaxy S9, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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