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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-04-16 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Capri blue and Smoke black |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 237.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2300 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 397 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Motorola Moto G8 Power is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, having a overall score of 76 against 75.6. Even though Motorola Moto G8 Power is noticeably newer than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, it's just a little bit thicker and heavier. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Motorola Moto G8 Power has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G8 Power, because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a just a little greater display pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G8 Power, because although it has 4 less CPU cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU.
The Moto G8 Power counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 48 GB more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Motorola Moto G8 Power shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Both of them have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rate and a same resolution back camera.
Motorola Moto G8 Power has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
Although Motorola Moto G8 Power is a better device, it is more expensive than Galaxy S5 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy S5 Active. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy the Galaxy S5 Active, letting go a couple features, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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