Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-12-27 |
| 6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.64 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Neon blue and Pearl white | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 237.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A51 is better than the Moto G8, with a score of 85.5 against 74.4. The Samsung Galaxy A51 is a thinner and a little bit lighter cellphone than Moto G8, even when both of them were released with only 2 months difference. Both phones in this comparison review have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A51 has 11 version and Moto G8 has Android 10, so it provides you lots of additional features.
The Galaxy A51 has a sharper display than Motorola Moto G8, because it has a much better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a quite bigger display and a lot more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy A51 counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Motorola Moto G8, and although they both have a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy A51 also has more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A51 has just a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto G8. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy A51 takes much clearer videos and photos than Motorola Moto G8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also counts with a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A51's battery performance is just as good as the battery performance in Moto G8.
Samsung Galaxy A51 costs more than Motorola Moto G8, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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