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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2023-04-04 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.34 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Interstellar Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.87 |
| 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 | 4600mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 Motorola Edge 40 Pro is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), having a global score of 83.4 against 79.2. Motorola Edge 40 Pro's construction is newer, but a bit thicker and heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The Motorola Edge 40 Pro features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2400px resolution and a bigger screen.
The Motorola Edge 40 Pro features a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a really superior performance than Motorola Edge 40 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Motorola Edge 40 Pro counts with a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4600mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Motorola Edge 40 Pro has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much better 7680x4320 video quality and a much higher resolution camera.
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