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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2022-08-18 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.33 x 2.92 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Mineral Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 498.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1050 (8 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A78 @ 2.5GHz and Arm Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Arm Mali-G610 MC3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge (2022) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 84.7 score against 79.2. The Motorola Edge (2022) is a much newer cellphone, and it is also a little bit lighter and a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Motorola Edge (2022) features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Edge (2022) also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better looking screen than Motorola Edge (2022), because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch. Motorola Edge (2022) takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a camera in the back with a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a slightly bigger storage for applications and games than Motorola Edge (2022), because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Motorola Edge (2022) has a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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