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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus is a little bit better than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, getting a score of 77.6 against 73.7. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus is a extremely newer and a bit lighter phone than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, although it is just a bit thicker. The Sony Xperia XA1 Plus features a slightly better looking screen than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a quite better screen density.
The Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has a little bit better performance than Moto G8 Plus, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. Moto G8 Plus takes much clearer videos and photos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a back facing camera with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and videos.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB and 32 GB more internal storage. Moto G8 Plus counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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