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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 13 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| -- | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 40 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), getting a 77.2 score against 72.8. Motorola Edge 40's design is notably newer and a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s, but it's also a little bit thicker. These devices include Android operating system, but Motorola Edge 40 has an older 13 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Motorola Edge 40 counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400, a quite bigger screen and a quite greater pixel number per screen inch. Motorola Edge 40 counts with a better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) features an extremely better CPU than Motorola Edge 40, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Motorola Edge 40 counts with greater battery life than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 33% bigger battery size. Motorola Edge 40 captures much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a way higher video resolution, a much bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and video and a back facing camera with a lot higher 50 MP resolution.
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