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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-08-11 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 Active is slightly better than the Moto G9 Plus, with an 81.9 score against 80.5. Galaxy S8 Active is a older and just a bit thicker cellphone than the Moto G9 Plus, but Samsung was able to make it a little bit lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a little better hardware performance than Moto G9 Plus. Both of them have 8 cpu cores and the same RAM amount.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and more pixels per inch in the display. Moto G9 Plus has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a way better camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also counts with a camera with lot more MP and a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
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