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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-12-07 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LTPS |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 | 11 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| 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 Moto G 5G is much better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), with an 81.5 score against 72.8. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but Motorola Moto G 5G has 10 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The Motorola Moto G 5G body is incredibly newer than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s, but it is thicker and heavier.
Motorola Moto G 5G features a display that is very similar to the display in Galaxy A8 (2016), although the Motorola Moto G 5G also has a slightly higher 1080 x 2400px resolution, a larger screen and a just a little higher screen density. The Moto G 5G has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Moto G 5G also has a larger amount of RAM.
Moto G 5G has much more storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. The Motorola Moto G 5G counts with a very superior battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
Moto G 5G features a lot better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a larger aperture to capture better images and video in low-light environments, a way higher video quality and a camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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