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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-01-14 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Flash gray, Glowing blue (retail only) and Polar silver (retail only) |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 266 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 |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Moto G Power (2021)'s overall score of 76.5. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy A8 (2018) is way older than Moto G Power (2021), it's construction is somewhat lighter and thinner. The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G Power (2021). Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a better display than Moto G Power (2021), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a way greater amount of pixels per inch of display. Motorola Moto G Power (2021) counts with a slightly bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Motorola Moto G Power (2021) also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto G Power (2021) counts with a better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Moto G Power (2021) also has a way higher resolution back facing camera and faster video frame rates.
Motorola Moto G Power (2021) features a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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