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| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 74.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-07-14 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 inches | 5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black and Blue |
| Metal; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 285.00 | $ 270.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 304 hours standby time | -- |
| 5.04 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto X4 is a bit better than Galaxy A8, getting a score of 74.4 against 67.9. Although the Motorola Moto X4 is incredibly newer than the Galaxy A8, it's a little heavier and thicker. Galaxy A8 counts with a bit sharper screen than Motorola Moto X4, because although it has a bit lower screen pixels density, and they both have the same exact 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Galaxy A8 also counts with a little larger screen.
Motorola Moto X4 has a greater hardware performance than Galaxy A8, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. The Moto X4 has a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Moto X4 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Galaxy A8 counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Moto X4, because it has a 2% larger battery size. Moto X4 features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and video and a back-facing camera with a way worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better video quality.
The Moto X4 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the Galaxy A8.
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