Motorola Moto G 5G Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G 5G Plus

Motorola Moto G 5G Plus

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Motorola Moto G 5G Plus or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G 5G Plus Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
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Release date 2020, July 07 2017, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 168 x 74 x 9 mm | 6.61 x 6.61 x 2.91 in 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.78 in
Weight 207 g | 7.3 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Blue Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Battery 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 66 h
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 5.6" in
Screen area 104.9 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 75.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - 90Hz refresh rate
-HDR10
- Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.2, (macro), AF
-2 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.0µm
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1.12µm
16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765 (7 nm) - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.3 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 620 Mali-G71
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 306311 142851
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 320
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 892
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 463
GeekBench 5 Single Core 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 994
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1482
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3704

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - 2, 5, 66, 260, 261 SA/NSA/mmWave
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-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), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
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 dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, LTEEP, SUPL Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast charging 20W
- Splash resistant

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-ANT+
- Fast battery charging
- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A530F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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