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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-06-17 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and Forged Green |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is a little bit better than Motorola Defy (2021), getting a global score of 79.2 against 77.2. The Galaxy A8 (2018) design is extremely lighter and notably thinner than the Motorola Defy (2021), despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Defy (2021). Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processor.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a more vivid screen than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per display inch and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2220px. Motorola Defy (2021) has a way better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and a same size aperture, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has higher 60 fps video frame rate and a lot more MP back facing camera.
The Motorola Defy (2021) counts with a bit more storage for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Motorola Defy (2021) counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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