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Motorola Moto G6 Play


Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)


Motorola Moto G6 Play
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Released in May 2018. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,440 pixels and 282 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 with up to 3 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 4,000 mAh battery.

Released in January 2018. Features 5.6 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,220 pixels and 441 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7885 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much better battery capacity (25%)
  • Thinner (7%)
  • Much better quality screen (36%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More memory
  • May have more storage
  • Much more processing power (26%)
  • Fast charging battery


Specifications

Motorola Moto G6 Play Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Specifications
Brand Motorola Samsung
Model - -
Release Date May 2018 January 2018
Operating System Android 8.0 Experience UI (Android 7.1)
Dimensions
Size 154.4 x 72.2 x 9.0 mm
6.08 x 2.84 x 0.35 in
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in
Weight 175 g
6.17 oz
172 g
6.07 oz
Screen
Size 5.7 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,440 pixels 1,080 x 2,220 pixels
PPI 282 441
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 16 MP f/1.7 Wide
Front 8 MP Dual camera
16 MP f/1.9 Wide
8 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB
3 GB
4 GB
Fixed 16 GB
32 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Octa-core processor
28 nm
Samsung Exynos 7885
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 8x 1.40 GHz Cortex-A53 2x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 505 Mali-G71 MP2
Battery
Capacity 4,000 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features - Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True False
USB Type-C False True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto G6 Play Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Motorola Moto G6 Play

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

5.7"
175 g
6.17 oz

5.6"
172 g
6.07 oz