Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-04-21 | 2019-06-06 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto Z4, with an 81.7 score against 79.8. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is an a lot older and a little thicker phone than Motorola Moto Z4, but Samsung made it just a little bit lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a better looking screen than Moto Z4, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and more pixels per screen inch.
Motorola Moto Z4 features a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy S8 has a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto Z4. Both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Moto Z4 counts with improved battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Moto Z4 has a superior camera than Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same (4K) video quality and a same size camera aperture, the Moto Z4 also has a much bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S8 is also by far the cheapest one, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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