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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Capri blue and Smoke black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 237.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2300 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 397 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G8 Power is just a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a score of 76 against 75.8. Even though the Moto G8 Power is incredibly newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it's somewhat thicker and heavier. The Motorola Moto G8 Power has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Motorola Moto G8 Power also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a slightly better looking screen than Moto G8 Power, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a little bit better pixels number in each inch of screen. The Moto G8 Power features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Moto G8 Power features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a 16 mega-pixels resolution camera, the Moto G8 Power also has a bigger aperture for better low-light photos and video and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Motorola Moto G8 Power has a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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