Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 70.9 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-08-01 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Red and White | 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 |
| $ 165.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Motorola X8 (Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 30.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 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 |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2200mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 240 hours standby time 13 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is better than the Moto X, with an 81.7 score against 70.9. Although Galaxy S8 is heavier than Moto X, it's notably thinner and also notably newer. The Galaxy S8 counts with a little sharper screen than Motorola Moto X, because it has a way better pixels amount per screen inch, a way higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a bigger screen.
Samsung Galaxy S8 has a little better performance than Moto X, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto X, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with longer battery lifetime than Moto X, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2200mAh. The Galaxy S8 has a bit better camera than Motorola Moto X, because it has a larger sensor taking higher quality photographs, a much larger aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited environments, a higher 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a much better video quality.
Samsung Galaxy S8 costs a bit more money than the Moto X, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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