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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is a bit better than Moto G8 Plus's 77.6 general score. Although Galaxy Note5 is way older than Moto G8 Plus, it's body is somewhat thinner and just a little lighter. Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a little sharper display than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel density and a higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with a very superior memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy Note5 features a bit superior processing unit than Moto G8 Plus. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a bigger aperture to take better low light captures, a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a way larger sensor providing a much better image quality.
Moto G8 Plus features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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