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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 89.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-05-14 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Midnight magenta and Solar black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 544.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 9.13 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Motorola edge is much better than Galaxy A8 (2016), having a score of 89.6 against 72.8. Motorola edge's body is a lot newer, but a bit heavier and extremely thicker than Galaxy A8 (2016). These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Motorola edge has older 10 version and Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Motorola edge features a bit superior processor than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Motorola edge also has 3 GB more RAM. The Galaxy A8 (2016) and the Motorola edge have very similar displays, because although the Motorola edge has a just a bit worse pixels count per inch of screen, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a larger screen.
Motorola edge takes way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a larger aperture, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a way more mega-pixels back camera. The Motorola edge has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 256 GB internal storage and an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Motorola edge has better battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 36% greater battery size.
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