Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2021-08-19 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.53 x 2.99 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Electric Graphite and Lagoon Green |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853V/ZA (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G57 MC3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Motorola Edge 20 Lite has an overall score of 87.1, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note8's global score of 83. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Motorola Edge 20 Lite has the previous 11 version and Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Motorola Edge 20 Lite body is notably newer, a bit thinner and a little lighter than Galaxy Note8.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has just a bit better looking display than Motorola Edge 20 Lite, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a higher screen pixels density. The Motorola Edge 20 Lite has much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note8, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a bit better processing power than Motorola Edge 20 Lite, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Motorola Edge 20 Lite has a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Note8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Motorola Edge 20 Lite captures way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Motorola Edge 20 Lite also counts with faster 120 frames per second video frame rates and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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