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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than Moto G9 Play, getting a global score of 79.2 against 76.7. Despite of the fact that Galaxy A8 (2018) is incredibly older than Moto G9 Play, it's design is just a little thinner and lighter. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit superior processor than Moto G9 Play. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much better looking display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2220px resolution and way more pixels per screen inch. The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a bit bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB.
Moto G9 Play captures way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and a same size aperture, the Moto G9 Play also has a much more mega pixels camera and better video frame rates. The Moto G9 Play features a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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