Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Motorola Moto E4 Plus Specs Comparison

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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S8
7.0
Motorola Moto E4 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S8 Motorola Moto E4 Plus
Released · Apr 21, 2017
Released · Jun 26, 2017
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
2GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches
148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm
6.10 x 3.05 x 0.38 inches
155 x 77.5 x 9.55 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 6.38 oz (181.0 g)
Materials
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 Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.8-inch 5.5-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI 1280x720px, 267 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
84.26 % 69.47 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 8920 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 308
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Fast charging

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
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD
5 MP (Flash, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 4.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41 Bands 38, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 5, 8 Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg
Body: 0.48 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 180

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017 Jun 12, 2017

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval Date approved: Sep 05, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG950F
Measured SAR Head: 0.38 W/kg
Body: 0.75 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
Memory 16GB
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
VoLTE Yes
System chip MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2
Memory 3GB/16GB
Rear Single camera
Video recording 720p (30 fps)
Weight 6.98 oz (198.0 g)
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth 4.2
WLAN 802.11 b,g,n
Other NFC
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
System chip MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2
Memory 3GB/16GB
Rear Single camera
Video recording 720p (30 fps)
Weight 6.98 oz (198.0 g)
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
Bluetooth 4.2
WLAN 802.11 b,g,n
Other NFC
for U.S. Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40
Data Speed LTE-A, HSPA, UMTS
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
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