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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)


Motorola Moto G6 Play


Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Motorola Moto G6 Play

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.

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.

Head to Head
  • 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
  • Much better battery capacity (25%)


Specifications

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

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Motorola Moto G6 Play

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Motorola Moto G6 Play

5.6"
172 g
6.07 oz

5.7"
175 g
6.17 oz