Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Motorola razr (2020) Specs Comparison

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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S8+
4.5
Motorola razr (2020)
Samsung Galaxy S8+ Motorola razr (2020)
Released · Apr 21, 2017
Released · Oct 02, 2020
6.2-inch · 2960x1440px
6.2-inch · 2142x876px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 256GB
3500 mAh
2800 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
6.66 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches
169.2 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm
Folded
(91.7 x 72.6 x 16 mm)
Weight
6.10 oz (173.0 g) 6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Splash
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink Polished graphite, Liquid mercury, Blush gold

Display

Size
6.2-inch 6.2-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 529 PPI 2142x876px, 21:9 ratio, 373 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED OLED
Screen-to-body
83.32 % 83.24 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
2.7 inches, 800 x600 px, OLED

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 620
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI Android (11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
3500 mAh 2800 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging Motorola TurboPower
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
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Video
5h 53min
Gaming
5h 5min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
48 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 2560x1440 (QHD), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps) 20 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, n78, Sub-6, mmWave
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), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 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+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG955U
Date approved: Mar 08, 2021
FCC ID value: IHDT56ZB2
Measured SAR
Head: 0.33 W/kg
Body: 0.29 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.19 W/kg
Head: 0.38 W/kg
Body: 0.93 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.93 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1400
In The Box
TurboPower 15 charger, USB Type-C cable, 3.5mm headset adapter, guides, SIM tool, accessory pouch

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017 Sep 09, 2020

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2500 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
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), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
FCC approval Date approved: Sep 25, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG955F
Measured SAR Head: 0.58 W/kg
Body: 0.65 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.49 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
International version
5G Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n28, n41, n77, n78, n79, Sub-6
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), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46
3G Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
In The Box TurboPower 15 charger, USB Type-C cable, 3.5mm headset jack adapter, (select countries) DENON premium headset, guides, SIM tool, accessory pouch
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Hearing aid compatible M4/T3
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3)
3G Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2500 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM Yes
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
for Sprint
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), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
for US Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 25(1900+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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