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Global Score
73.482.1
Basic Information
MotorolaSamsung
Android 5.0, 4.4.4Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo
2014-09-042018-08-27
5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 inches6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches
5.08 ounces6.74 ounces
GoldBlack and White
--Glass and Metal
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 310.00--
Display / Screen
5.2 inches6.3 inches
1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD)2220 x 1080 pixels
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
424 pixels per inch392 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.18
Performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset
Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processorKryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor
2 GB (933 MHz) RAM6 GB RAM
Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPUAdreno 512 GPU
9.369.27
Storage
32 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot
5.811.34
Camera
13.00 MP + 2.00 MP16.00 MP + 24.00 MP
f/2.20 aperturef/1.70 aperture
29.00mm focal length26.00mm focal length
0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
9.4610.01
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
SIMNano SIM
7.16.7
Battery Life
2300mAh Battery3700mAh Li - Ion Battery
Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
4.245.68
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor
--FM Radio

Comparison review

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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