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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2018-04-19 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Moto G6 Plus is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy J8, with a score of 77.5 against 76.7. The Moto G6 Plus design is just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy J8, although both of them were released with only a couple months difference. The Motorola Moto G6 Plus features a much better looking display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px.
Motorola Moto G6 Plus has a little better processing power than Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 cores, the Motorola Moto G6 Plus also has 2 GB more RAM. The Moto G6 Plus features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a back-facing camera with much less megapixels resolution, and they both have a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the Moto G6 Plus also counts with a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy J8 counts with a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy J8 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy J8 features just a little bit longer battery duration than Moto G6 Plus, because it has a 9% bigger battery size.
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