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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 14.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has an overall score of 77.6, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's general score of 75.6. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus body is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's, although it is just a little bit heavier and just a little thicker. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has just a bit better hardware performance than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a more vivid display than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display. Motorola Moto G8 Plus takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Moto G8 Plus has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 43 percent more battery capacity.
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