| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-09-04 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 310.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Galaxy A8 Star is much better than the Motorola Moto X (2014), with an 82.1 score against 73.4. The Galaxy A8 Star is a noticeably newer and way thinner phone than the Motorola Moto X (2014), although it's heavier. These devices have Android operating system, but Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Motorola Moto X (2014) has Android 5.0.
The Moto X (2014) counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has less CPU cores and 4 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU. Motorola Moto X (2014) features a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit better number of pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Moto X (2014), because it has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A8 Star features a way better battery duration than Moto X (2014), because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a bit better camera than Moto X (2014), and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a lot bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and videos, a more MP back facing camera and a bigger back camera sensor which provides a better photo and video quality.
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