Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A70 Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G8 Plus

Motorola Moto G8 Plus

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Samsung Galaxy A70

Samsung Galaxy A70

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Motorola Moto G8 Plus or Samsung Galaxy A70 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy A70
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Release date 2019, October 2019, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.4 x 75.8 x 9.1 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.98 in 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 3.02 in
Weight 188 g | 6.63 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Dark Blue, Dark Red Coral, Blue, Black, White
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 6.7" in
Screen area 99.1 cm2 108.4 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.5% 86%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 400 PPI 393 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 32 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
-16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide), dedicated video camera (1080p)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-32 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps
Front camera, selfie 25 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 25 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30/120fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 612
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 210563
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 607
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1562
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 285
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 464
GeekBench 5 Single Core 314 480
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1264 1528
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2341
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6600

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 600/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes (market dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby sound
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Battery charging 15W
- Splash resistant

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 25W
Versions
- Versions: SM-A705F/DS (Global); SM-A7050 (China)

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