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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Motorola |
| 2017-08-28 | 2019-08-16 |
| 5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 449.00 | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 554 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.57 |
| 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 | |
| 3090mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola One Action has a score of 78.5, which is a bit better than the Nokia 8's general score of 73.8. Motorola One Action's design is newer, but a little heavier and somewhat thicker than the Nokia 8. Nokia 8 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Motorola One Action. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores.
The Nokia 8 has a brighter display than Motorola One Action, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a better display density. Motorola One Action features a camera that is very similar to the camera in Nokia 8, because although the Motorola One Action has a back facing camera with a worse 12 megapixels resolution and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture.
The Motorola One Action counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than Nokia 8, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Motorola One Action features a bit longer battery lifetime than Nokia 8, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3090mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Motorola One Action is also a lot cheaper.
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