Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Motorola Moto G53 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 162.7 x 74.66 x 8.19 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue	Matter Charcoal, Rose Gold, Blue Lavender

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.90% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 400 nits
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	4.7 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 480+ SM4350-AC (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.2Ghz 6x1.8GHz
GPU
Mali-G71	Adreno 619
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	739
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1742
3D Mark High
Untested	294
3D Mark Low
Untested	292

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Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 55min

Video

15h 3min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.68 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€500

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