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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| -- | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 Galaxy S6 Active has a global score of 80.9, which is a bit better than the Moto G8 Plus's global score of 77.6. Galaxy S6 Active's construction is just a little bit thinner and a lot lighter than the Moto G8 Plus. The Galaxy S6 Active has a lot better looking screen than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a greater display density.
Galaxy S6 Active counts with a superior performance than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with an extra GPU and a 64 bits processor. The Moto G8 Plus takes much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Moto G8 Plus also has a back camera with way more mega pixels, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography and videos and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way better quality pictures.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus features a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 14 percent larger battery size.
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