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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 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 + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 14.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 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 | 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a global score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than Moto G8 Plus's general score of 77.6. Galaxy A8 (2018) is an older phone than Moto G8 Plus, but Samsung made it just a little bit thinner and just a little lighter. Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit better performance than Motorola Moto G8 Plus. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a slightly better looking screen than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel density. Moto G8 Plus has a slightly better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Moto G8 Plus also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Moto G8 Plus captures way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Moto G8 Plus also has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality. The Moto G8 Plus features better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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