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Motorola Moto X (2014)
XT1092XT1092
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-04 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 310.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, 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 the Moto X (2014), getting a overall score of 79.2 against 73.4. The Galaxy A8 (2018) body is much newer and thinner than the Moto X (2014)'s, but it is also heavier. The Motorola Moto X (2014) features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has lesser CPU cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
Moto X (2014) counts with a slightly better screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a little lower pixels density, a bit worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a bit smaller screen. The Motorola Moto X (2014) captures slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lesser megapixels back-facing camera and a much tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and video, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Moto X (2014), because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with better battery life than Moto X (2014), because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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