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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-09-18 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Oxford blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 398.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Motorola One 5G has a score of 84.6, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 global score. The Motorola One 5G is a newer phone than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), but it is just a little thicker and heavier. Motorola One 5G features a little bit better performance than Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a slightly better display than Motorola One 5G, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixels density. The Motorola One 5G has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Motorola One 5G features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 67 percent more battery size. Motorola One 5G shoots way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a F1.7 camera aperture, the Motorola One 5G also has a back camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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