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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2021-06-14 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.67 x 3.05 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.67 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Cosmic Emerald |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 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 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) is much better than the Galaxy A8 (2016), with an 82.1 score against 72.8. Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) is a newer cellphone than Galaxy A8 (2016), although it is a lot thicker and somewhat heavier. These devices work with Android OS, but the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) has the previous 11 version and Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) features a CPU that's very similar to the processing unit in Galaxy A8 (2016), and although the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) has 1 GB more RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) and Galaxy A8 (2016) both feature really similar displays, although the Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) also has a larger screen, a little bit greater count of pixels per screen inch and a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 128 GB internal memory. Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) has a superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) also has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a larger camera aperture.
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