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Motorola Moto G4

Samsung Galaxy A8
Motorola Moto G4
Samsung Galaxy A8

Released in May 2016. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 401 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 with up to 2 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Released in August 2015. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 386 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 with up to 2 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 3,050 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Slightly better quality screen (4%)
  • Fast charging battery
  • Much thinner (66%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More processing power (14%)
  • It has NFC

Specifications

Motorola Moto G4 Samsung Galaxy A8
Specifications
Brand Motorola Samsung
Model - -
Release Date May 2016 August 2015
Operating System Android 6.0 TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1)
Dimensions
Size 153.0 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm
6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 in		 158.0 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in
Weight 155 g
5.47 oz		 151 g
5.33 oz
Screen
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 401 386
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 16 MP f/1.9 Standard
Front 5 MP f/2.2 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB 2 GB
Fixed 16 GB
32 GB		 32 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Octa-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Octa-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53		 4x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 1.30 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 405
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 3,050 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC False True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto G4 Samsung Galaxy A8

Motorola Moto G4

Samsung Galaxy A8

5.5"
155 g
5.47 oz

5.7"
151 g
5.33 oz