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| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-01-31 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 411.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A71 is much better than the Moto G8 Plus, getting an 87.5 score against 77.6. Although Galaxy A71 and the Moto G8 Plus were released only a few months apart, Galaxy A71 is thinner and just a little lighter. The Samsung Galaxy A71 and the Motorola Moto G8 Plus feature really similar displays, because although the Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2280, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy A71 has a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy A71 also has 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A71 features a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy A71 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A71 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A71 also counts with a larger back camera sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures and a camera in the back with lot more MP.
Samsung Galaxy A71 features a little better battery life than Moto G8 Plus, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
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