Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-09-01 | 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 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | -- |
| 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 Motorola Moto Z Force's 75.8 overall score. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s construction is newer than Motorola Moto Z Force's, but it's just a little heavier and thicker. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit better performance than Moto Z Force, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has more cpu cores.
Moto Z Force counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little greater display pixels density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The Moto Z Force has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Moto Z Force also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Moto Z Force has a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity. Moto Z Force captures slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light photography, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a back facing camera with a way higher 21 mega-pixels resolution.
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