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Motorola Moto X (2014)
U.S. CellularXT1093
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-04 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Gold | Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is better than Moto X (2014), with a overall score of 81.9 against 73.4. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is a heavier device than Moto X (2014), but both are equally thin. The Moto X (2014) has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy S8 Active, although it has way less pixels per inch in the screen, a lot worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a quite smaller display.
Moto X (2014) features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less processing cores , it also counts with an additional GPU. The Galaxy S8 Active has a bit better camera than Moto X (2014), because although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with lesser mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a lot larger camera aperture to capture better photos in poorly lited environments.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Motorola Moto X (2014), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 256 GB and more internal memory. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a very superior battery performance than Moto X (2014), because it has a 74% greater battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheap compared to the Moto X (2014).
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