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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-10-12 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Space blue and Ultra violet | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P70 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2100 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is much better than Motorola One Macro, getting an 82.1 score against 73.8. Both of these phones include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't perceive any difference regarding that. The Galaxy A8 Star is an older and just a little bit heavier device than Motorola One Macro, but Samsung was able to build it thinner anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit more powerful processor than Motorola One Macro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much better looking screen than Motorola One Macro, because it has a higher screen density, a quite bigger display and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels.
Galaxy A8 Star shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Motorola One Macro, because it has a camera with more mega-pixels, a lot higher video definition, a larger camera sensor and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images and videos. Motorola One Macro has slightly more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Motorola One Macro also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Motorola One Macro counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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