Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-09-24 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a bit better than the Motorola One Power, with an 82.1 score against 75.7. Both devices in our current comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Motorola One Power has Android 10 version, giving you lots of additional features and a performance increase. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a just a little lighter and thinner cellphone than the Motorola One Power, even when both of them were released only 1 months apart.
The Galaxy A8 Star features a bit better processing power than Motorola One Power, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Motorola One Power and the Galaxy A8 Star have extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy A8 Star has a quite lower pixel density and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a bit larger display.
Galaxy A8 Star features just a bit bigger memory to install applications and games than Motorola One Power, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB. Motorola One Power has superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a bit better camera than Motorola One Power, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a same resolution back camera and the same video quality, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a bigger aperture.
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