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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2022-09-08 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.00 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Interstellar Black and Starlight White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1250 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.82 inches (1/1.22") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 14.96 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 has a general score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra's general score of 80.9. Galaxy S8 is an older cellphone than the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra, but Samsung could make it noticeably lighter and just a bit thinner. Motorola Edge 30 Ultra has a screen that's just as good as Galaxy S8's screen, because although the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra has a much lower pixels quantity per display inch and a way lower 1080 x 2400 resolution, it also counts with a larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a lot better performance than Motorola Edge 30 Ultra, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores. Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Edge 30 Ultra, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Motorola Edge 30 Ultra counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a lot higher video quality, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor and a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution. Motorola Edge 30 Ultra has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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