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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-04-16 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Capri blue and Smoke black |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 237.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2300 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 397 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G8 Power has a general score of 76, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 score. Although the Moto G8 Power is much newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it's somewhat heavier and thicker. The Motorola Moto G8 Power counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Moto G8 Power also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features just a bit better display than Motorola Moto G8 Power, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better number of pixels per inch in the display. Moto G8 Power features a much better storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has more internal storage and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Moto G8 Power counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Moto G8 Power captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the Moto G8 Power also has a bigger aperture to take better captures and videos in low light situations and a lot higher (4K) video quality.
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