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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-11-11 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is much better than the Motorola Moto M's 71.6 score. Galaxy A8 Star's construction is newer and a little bit thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Motorola Moto M. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bit more powerful CPU than Moto M, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star and Motorola Moto M both have very similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a little bigger screen. Galaxy A8 Star has a much greater memory for games and applications than Motorola Moto M, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star shoots greater videos and photos than Moto M, and although they both have a 16 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a much better video quality and a bigger aperture for better images in low light environments. Galaxy A8 Star counts with superior battery duration than Moto M, because it has a 3700mAh battery size against 3050mAh.
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