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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G8 Plus is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), having a 77.6 score against 71.9. Even though Moto G8 Plus is much newer than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), it's thicker and heavier. The Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit better pixels amount per display inch.
Moto G8 Plus has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory. The Moto G8 Plus counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 cores, the Moto G8 Plus also has more RAM memory.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus captures way better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a much more mega pixels back facing camera and a bigger diafragm aperture. Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 38% bigger battery capacity.
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