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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2016-07-28 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a global score of 79.2, which is a bit better than the Moto Z Force Droid Edition's 76.4 score. Even though the Galaxy A8 (2018) is newer than Moto Z Force Droid Edition, it's thicker and just a bit heavier. Moto Z Force Droid Edition counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Moto Z Force Droid Edition, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a larger number of 2.2 GHz cores. Moto Z Force Droid Edition features a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Moto Z Force Droid Edition also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Moto Z Force Droid Edition captures clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution and a camera in the back with much more megapixels. Moto Z Force Droid Edition features just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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