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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-04-16 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.24 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Mystic indigo |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2300 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 397 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Stylus is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), having a 79.7 score against 72.8. Motorola Moto G Stylus's body is newer, but just a bit heavier and extremely thicker than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016). These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but Motorola Moto G Stylus has the older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) and the Moto G Stylus both count with extremely similar displays, although the Moto G Stylus also has a little bit bigger display, a quite better 1080 x 2300 resolution and a little higher screen pixel density. Motorola Moto G Stylus has a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has more internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Moto G Stylus and Galaxy A8 (2016) count with incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Moto G Stylus has 1 GB more RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Motorola Moto G Stylus counts with improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 21% more battery capacity.
Moto G Stylus features a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a much higher (4K) video quality, a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and a back facing camera with a way higher resolution.
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