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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-01 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus is slightly better than the Galaxy J7 (2017), getting a 77.6 score against 73.5. Motorola Moto G8 Plus is a much newer cellphone than Galaxy J7 (2017), although it's thicker and just a little heavier. The Moto G8 Plus features a bit faster processor than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Moto G8 Plus also has more RAM memory.
The Moto G8 Plus counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a little inferior amount of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2280 pixels resolution and a quite larger display. The Moto G8 Plus captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same aperture, the Moto G8 Plus also has a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
Moto G8 Plus features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage. Moto G8 Plus counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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