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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2016-11-11 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.04 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 is much better than Moto M, having a overall score of 81.7 against 71.6. Samsung Galaxy S8's construction has the same thickness than Moto M, but it is just a little lighter. The Galaxy S8 counts with just a little better processing power than Moto M. Both have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM.
The Galaxy S8 features a sharper display than Motorola Moto M, because it has a lot better 1440 x 2960px resolution, a higher pixels count per inch of display and a quite larger screen. The Galaxy S8 features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto M, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 256 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Moto M counts with just a little better battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has a 3050mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S8 captures much clearer videos and photos than Motorola Moto M, because although it has a much less megapixels back camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited environments and a much better 3840x2160 video definition.
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