Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-09-05 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Brushed bronze, Cosmic purple and Electric gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 450.00 | -- |
| 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 SM6150 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 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Galaxy A8 Star is slightly better than the Motorola One Zoom, getting a global score of 82.1 against 80. Despite of the fact the Galaxy A8 Star is older and a little bit heavier than the Motorola One Zoom, it's construction is still thinner. Galaxy A8 Star features a display that's very similar to the display in Motorola One Zoom, although the Galaxy A8 Star has a little bit lower 1080 x 2220 resolution, a just a bit lower screen pixel density and a bit smaller screen.
The Motorola One Zoom features a little bit better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds 272 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a little bit better hardware performance than Motorola One Zoom, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Motorola One Zoom counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same video resolution and the same diafragm aperture, the Motorola One Zoom also has a way better resolution camera and a much larger back-facing camera sensor.
Motorola One Zoom counts with a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3700mAh.
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