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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2015-09-01 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 is better than Moto X Style, having an 81.7 score against 74.1. The Galaxy S8 is a newer device, and it's also lighter and noticeably thinner than Moto X Style. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a bit superior processing unit than Moto X Style, because it has a higher number of cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S8 has a little sharper display than Moto X Style, because it has a quite better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution, a little larger display and a little better pixels number per inch of screen. Moto X Style shoots a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting photos and video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Moto X Style also counts with a larger camera sensor shooting better quality videos and photographs and a back camera with a much better resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little bit more memory capacity for apps and games than Moto X Style, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a battery performance that's very similar to the battery duration in Moto X Style.
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