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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-28 | 2020-12-07 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LTPS |
| 274 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 12.98 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 11 |
| 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 | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G 5G is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J8, getting an 81.5 score against 76.7. Both phones in this review work with the same Android 10 operating system, so both of them should offer the same operating system features. Motorola Moto G 5G's design is extremely newer, but somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier than Samsung Galaxy J8.
Motorola Moto G 5G features a brighter display than Galaxy J8, because it has a better display pixels density, a little larger screen and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. Moto G 5G features a much better storage to install applications and games than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Moto G 5G also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
Moto G 5G counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J8. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Moto G 5G features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Moto G 5G also has a lot higher video quality and a way more mega-pixels back camera.
Motorola Moto G 5G has a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a 43 percent larger battery size.
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