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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| 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 MSM8974-AC 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/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport is slightly better than Moto G8 Plus, with a 77.8 score against 77.6. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport construction is lighter and a bit thinner than Moto G8 Plus, although it was released many years before. Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a more vivid display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a little faster CPU than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less cores (but faster), it also counts with an extra GPU. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Moto G8 Plus features a superior camera than Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Moto G8 Plus also has a lot larger aperture to capture better low-light images and video, a much bigger sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality and a back facing camera with much more megapixels.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 43 percent greater battery capacity.
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