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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-09-14 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.30 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.88 ounces |
| Marshmallow Blue, Midnight Blue and Viva Magenta | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G SM6375 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 is slightly better than Motorola Moto G84, with an 83 score against 80.9. Both phones in this comparison work with Android OS, but the Galaxy Note8 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Moto G84 has Android 13 version, providing you some additional features and increased performance.
Moto G84 has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch of screen and a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2400px, it also counts with a quite larger display. Moto G84 has a superior memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note8, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a much greater performance than Moto G84, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Moto G84 takes better photos and videos than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing photographs and video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Moto G84 also counts with a way more MP back-facing camera, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much higher quality photos and videos and higher 60 fps video frame rates.
The Moto G84 counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 52% larger battery capacity.
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