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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-04-16 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Capri blue and Smoke black | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 237.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2300 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 397 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) 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), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 Note 5 is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G8 Power, getting a 79.3 score against 76. These phones include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Note 5 has older 5.1 version and Motorola Moto G8 Power has Android 10. The Galaxy Note 5 is an older phone than Motorola Moto G8 Power, but it is a lot thinner and somewhat lighter anyway.
Galaxy Note 5 has a much better display than Moto G8 Power, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a greater number of pixels per inch of display. The Moto G8 Power counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Moto G8 Power also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Moto G8 Power counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Moto G8 Power also has a higher number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features a camera that is just as good as the camera in Motorola Moto G8 Power, because although the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have a 16 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, the same video definition and the same video frame rates, it also counts with a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Moto G8 Power counts with a much better battery duration than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Motorola Moto G8 Power, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Motorola Moto G8 Power. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy Samsung Galaxy Note 5, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Motorola Moto G8 Power, resigning a couple specs and features.
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