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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2023-09-14 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | Marshmallow Blue, Midnight Blue and Viva Magenta |
| Glass and Metal | 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 |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G SM6375 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 11.33 |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is a little bit better than Moto G84, getting an 82.1 score against 80.9. The Galaxy A8 Star is a notably heavier phone than the Moto G84, but they have the same thickness. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Moto G84 has Android 13 version, counting with some nice extra features and performance optimizations.
The Moto G84 has a more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit better pixels quantity in each screen inch, a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a little bigger display. The Galaxy A8 Star has a much more powerful processing unit than Motorola Moto G84, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Motorola Moto G84 shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for shooting photographs and videos in low light situations, and they both have the same video quality, the Motorola Moto G84 also counts with a camera in the back with a lot better resolution, a much larger sensor capturing lot higher quality photographs and videos and higher video frame rate.
Motorola Moto G84 has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Motorola Moto G84 features greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3700mAh.
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