Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has a global score of 82.1, which is slightly better than the Motorola Edge 40's score of 77.2. Both phones we compare here include Android OS, but Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13. The Galaxy A8 Star is a heavier cellphone than the Motorola Edge 40, but they are equally thin.
The Motorola Edge 40 has a brighter screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 resolution, a little bit larger display and a bit greater pixels quantity in each inch in the screen. Galaxy A8 Star features a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a very superior hardware performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Motorola Edge 40 features a superior camera than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a way larger sensor providing a much better image quality, a back-facing camera with way more MP and a bigger camera aperture for better photography and videos in low light situations.
Motorola Edge 40 counts with a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 19 percent bigger battery capacity.
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