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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2023-06-02 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.41 x 2.91 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Cosmic Black and Rose Champagne |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 600 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.12 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.89 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), with a 79.2 score against 76. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) design is just a little thinner and lighter than the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much better looking display than Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), because although it has a little smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a just a little greater screen pixel density.
The Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much more powerful processing unit than Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) has a much longer battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 67% larger battery capacity. The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light images, it also counts with a much higher 50 MP resolution back facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
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