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Motorola Moto X (2014)
XT1092XT1092
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-04 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Gold | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 310.00 | $ 173.00 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 has a general score of 81.7, which is better than Motorola Moto X (2014)'s overall score of 73.4. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a way newer and noticeably thinner cellphone than Motorola Moto X (2014), although it's also just a bit heavier. Motorola Moto X (2014) has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a GPU.
Moto X (2014) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S8, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a bit smaller display and a lot lower screen pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a bit better camera than Motorola Moto X (2014), because although it has a worse (4K) video quality and a worse resolution back camera, it also counts with a way larger camera aperture for better captures in poorly lited situations and a bigger back camera sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures.
The Galaxy S8 features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Moto X (2014), because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy S8 counts with longer battery duration than Motorola Moto X (2014), because it has a 30% bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also by far the cheapest one.
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