Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Motorola Moto G8 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm	6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 161.27 x 75.8 x 8.95 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g)	6.64 oz (188.3 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Splash
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue	Neon blue, Pearl white

Display

Size
5.8-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI	1560x720px, 19:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
84.36 %	82.36 %
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 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 610
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB
Internal storage
64GB	64GB, available to use: 51 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI	Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 10.0W

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Video

9h 14min

Gaming

7h 4min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	16 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)	8 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
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)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
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 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U	Date approved: Jun 10, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YT3
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg	Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 720
In The Box
	10W rapid charger, USB-C cable, SIM pin, guides, Earphones (for selected countries and regions), Protect cover, Protect film (for selected countries and regions)

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Mar 05, 2020

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 820

with 128 GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 770

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