Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Motorola One 5G Ace Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches 166.1 x 76.1 x 9.9 mm
Weight
6.07 oz (172.0 g)	7.48 oz (212.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Splash, Dust; IP52
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	Volcanic grey, Frosted silver

Display

Size
5.6-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	LTPS
Screen-to-body
75.60 %	85.62 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 570
GPU
Mali-G71	Adreno 619
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI	Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPower
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	16 MP (Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F	Date approved: Dec 15, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZF2
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 400
In The Box
	Headset, protective cover, 10W charger, USB Type-C cable, guides, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017	Jan 08, 2021

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB, available to use: 22.7 GB
MSRP	€ 500

for T-Mobile

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB
Resistance	Splash, Dust; IP54

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs	Motorola One 5G Ace Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Review	Motorola One 5G Ace Review
User Reviews
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