Motorola Moto E3 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Specs Comparison

Compare phone and tablet specifications of up to three devices at once.

Display

Size:

5.0 inches
5.7 inches

Resolution:

1280 x 720 pixels, 294 PPI
1920 x 1080 pixels, 386 PPI

Technology:

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen-to-body:

66.34 %
74.51 %

Colors:

16 777 216

Features:

Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip:

MediaTek MT6735P
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm)

Processor:

Quad-core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
Octa-core, 2100 MHz, ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit

GPU:

Mali-T720 MP2
Yes

RAM:

1GB LPDDR3
3GB LPDDR4

Internal storage:

8GB
32GB, available to use: 23.5 GB

Storage expansion:

microSDXC up to 128 GB
microSDXC up to 256 GB

Device type:

Smartphone
Smartphone

OS:

Android (6.0 Marshmallow)
Android (6.0 Marshmallow), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Battery

Capacity:

2800 mAh
3300 mAh

Type:

Li - Ion, User replaceable
Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Camera

Rear:

Single camera
Single camera

Main camera:

8 MP (Autofocus)
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)

Specifications:

Aperture size: F1.9

Flash:

LED
LED

Video recording:

1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

Features:

Video calling, Video sharing
Video calling, Video sharing

Front:

5 MP
8 MP

Design

Dimensions:

5.66 x 2.82 x 0.33 inches (143.8 x 71.6 x 8.5 mm)
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches (156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm)

Weight:

4.96 oz (140.6 g)
6.42 oz (182.0 g)

Materials:

Back: Aluminum; Frame: Aluminum

Resistance:

Splash

Biometrics:

Fingerprint (touch)

Keys:

Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key

Colors:

Black, White
Gold, Silver, Blue

Cellular

4G (FDD):

Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)

4G (TDD):

Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
Bands 40(2300)

3G:

Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Data Speed:

LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA

Dual SIM:

Shared with microSD

SIM type:

Micro SIM
Nano SIM

Multimedia

Headphones:

3.5mm jack
3.5mm jack

Speakers:

Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Features:

Album art cover, Background playback
Album art cover, Background playback

Screen mirroring:

Wireless screen share
Wireless screen share

Radio:

FM, RDS

Additional microphone(s):

for Noise cancellation
for Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth:

4.0
4.1

Wi-Fi:

802.11 b, g, n; Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band; Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot

USB:

microUSB, USB 2.0
microUSB, USB 2.0

Features:

Mass storage device, OTG, Charging
Charging, Mass storage device

Location:

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass

Sensors:

Accelerometer
Accelerometer, Compass

Other:

Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications:

Haptic feedback

Other features:

Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:

Jul 14, 2016
Sep 30, 2016
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