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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2014-10-28 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is a bit better than the Motorola Droid Turbo's general score of 76.4. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a newer phone, and it is also way thinner and a little lighter than the Motorola Droid Turbo. Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has an external memory card slot that holds up to 256 GB and more internal storage. Motorola Droid Turbo features just a little better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has 4 less cores and 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Motorola Droid Turbo has longer battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 30% greater battery capacity. Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a camera in the back with much more megapixels and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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