Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-08-16 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Denim blue and Pearl white | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| $ 304.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is slightly better than Motorola One Action's 78.5 general score. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is an older and a little heavier cellphone than Motorola One Action, but Samsung was able to build it somewhat thinner anyway. The Motorola One Action has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Motorola One Action also has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels and a just a little more pixels per inch of display.
The Motorola One Action counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy A8 Star has a bit better hardware performance than Motorola One Action, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a slightly better camera than Motorola One Action, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a lot higher resolution camera in the back and a bigger aperture for better low-light photos and video.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a bit better battery life than Motorola One Action, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
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