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| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-11-09 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.91 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 311.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 285 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 506 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than Motorola One, getting a 79.2 score against 74.3. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is an older, just a little bit thicker and a little heavier device than the Motorola One. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a little better performance than Motorola One. They have 8 cpu cores and a 4 GB RAM.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a more vivid screen than Motorola One, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way greater pixels density and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2220. The Motorola One captures slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera in the back with lesser mega-pixels resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality.
Motorola One and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) both count with extremely similar memory capacity to store more games and applications, they have an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and the same 64 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A8 (2018)'s battery life is just as good as Motorola One's battery performance.
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