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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-10-02 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.66 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Blush gold, Liquid mercury and Polished graphite |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 1400.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2142 x 876 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 373 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB 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 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.8 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola razr (2020) has a score of 87, which is much better than Galaxy A8 (2016)'s overall score of 72.8. Motorola razr (2020)'s construction is noticeably newer, but a little thicker and just a little bit heavier than Galaxy A8 (2016). Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Motorola razr (2020) has the older 11 version while Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with a little sharper screen than Motorola razr (2020), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little greater screen density. The Motorola razr (2020) counts with a much bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage.
The Motorola razr (2020) has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola razr (2020) also has more RAM memory. Motorola razr (2020) captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a much more MP back facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and video.
The Galaxy A8 (2016) features better battery life than Motorola razr (2020), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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