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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.64 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Neon blue and Pearl white | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 237.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) is a bit better than Moto G8, with a global score of 75.8 against 74.4. Although the Galaxy A5 (2017) is a lot older than Moto G8, it's construction is thinner and lighter. Moto G8 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Moto G8 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a better display than Motorola Moto G8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher count of pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920. The Motorola Moto G8 shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a 16 megapixels back-facing camera, the Motorola Moto G8 also has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger aperture to take better photos in low-light situations.
Moto G8 has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB. Moto G8 counts with greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33% more battery capacity.
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