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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-09-24 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 509 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 12.00 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than the Motorola One Power's 75.7 general score. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is a bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Motorola One Power, even when both were released with only 9 months difference. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Motorola One Power. They have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit better looking screen than Motorola One Power, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel amount per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Motorola One Power count with quite similar memory to install applications and games, both have a SD memory slot that allows up to 256 GB and exactly the same internal storage.
The Motorola One Power takes a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and video, and they both have a camera with a 16 megapixels, the Motorola One Power also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality.
Motorola One Power counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 67% greater battery size.
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