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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-07 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 618 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 11.99 | 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 |
| 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 Moto G9 Plus is a bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018), getting an 80.5 score against 79.2. Although the Moto G9 Plus is notably newer than Galaxy A8 (2018), it is thicker and way heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit better looking display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2220 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixel density.
Galaxy A8 (2018)'s CPU is just as good as the Motorola Moto G9 Plus one, they have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 4 GB RAM. Motorola Moto G9 Plus shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a way better (4K) video definition and a lot better 64 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
The Moto G9 Plus counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 67% more battery size.
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