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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-02-16 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.4 |
| 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G30, with a 79.2 score against 78.1. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is an way older cellphone than the Motorola Moto G30, but Samsung was able to build it somewhat lighter and a little thinner. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit faster CPU than Moto G30. Both have a 4 GB RAM and 8 cores.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much better screen than Motorola Moto G30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher display pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2220. Moto G30 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same aperture and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Moto G30 also has higher video frame rates and a camera with a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution.
The Moto G30 has a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage. Moto G30 has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 67 percent more battery capacity.
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