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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)


Motorola Moto Z2 Play


Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
Motorola Moto Z2 Play

Released in October 2016. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 386 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 3,300 mAh battery.

Released in June 2017. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 401 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953-Pro with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Probably better front camera
  • Better battery capacity (9%)
  • Much lighter (26%)
  • Much thinner (20%)
  • Slightly better quality screen (4%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • May have more memory
  • May have more storage
  • More processing power (14%)
  • Fast charging battery


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Specifications
Brand Samsung Motorola
Model - -
Release Date October 2016 June 2017
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0) Android 7.1
Dimensions
Size 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in
156.2 x 76.2 x 6.0 mm
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 in
Weight 182 g
6.42 oz
145 g
5.11 oz
Screen
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 386 401
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 12 MP f/1.7
Front 8 MP f/1.9 Wide 5 MP f/2.2
Storage
Memory 3 GB 3 GB
4 GB
Fixed 32 GB 32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953-Pro
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
8x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T760 MP8 Adreno 506
Battery
Capacity 3,300 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features - Fast charging 15W
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

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Motorola Moto Z2 Play

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Motorola Moto Z2 Play

5.7"
182 g
6.42 oz

5.5"
145 g
5.11 oz