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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-04-16 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Capri blue and Smoke black | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| $ 237.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2300 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 397 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has a global score of 82.1, which is slightly better than the Moto G8 Power's global score of 76. The Galaxy A8 Star is an older phone than the Moto G8 Power, but it is much thinner and a little lighter anyway. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version and Moto G8 Power has Android 10 version, so it provides the user lots of additional features and better performance.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a screen that is just as good as the Moto G8 Power one, although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a just a bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch of display, a little bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220. Motorola Moto G8 Power features a little bit better storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto G8 Power also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bit superior processing unit than Moto G8 Power, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star and Motorola Moto G8 Power both count with incredibly similar cameras, both of them have the same video frame rate, a same size diafragm aperture, the same resolution back facing camera, a 0.36 inches camera sensor and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Moto G8 Power has improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 35 percent bigger battery capacity.
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