Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Motorola Moto Z Force Droid Edition Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017	Jun 09, 2016

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm	6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 inches 155.9 x 75.8 x 6.99 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Splash
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Interchangeable covers
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	Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.77% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	AMOLED
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI	2560x1440px, 534 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	ShatterShield

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	9 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Quad-core Kryo
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Motorola TurboPowe

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	21 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual 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	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Video calling
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD	5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
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

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, 66
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	32GB

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
VoLTE	Yes

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

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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