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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-06-06 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| 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 | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a bit better than Moto Z4, getting a score of 82.1 against 79.8. These phones include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Moto Z4 has Android 10, counting with a couple nice extra features and performance improvements. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is an older, somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker cellphone than the Moto Z4.
Galaxy A8 Star has a display that is just as good as the Motorola Moto Z4 one, although the Galaxy A8 Star has a just a little inferior pixels quantity per display inch, a little bit smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 2220px resolution. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bit better hardware performance than Moto Z4, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Moto Z4 has a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Moto Z4, because it has a 3% larger battery size.
Moto Z4 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video quality, the Moto Z4 also has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels and a way bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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