Product
Motorola Moto G8
Motorola Moto G8
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Battery
Charging 10W wired 18W wired
Music play - Up to 53 h
Talk time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 161.3 x 75.8 x 9 mm (6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 188.3 g (6.63 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
  Water-repellent coating IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
NFC No Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Resolution 720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~268 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Size 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  - ANT+ Samsung Pay
Launch
Announced 2020, March 05 2017, January. Released 2017, January
Status Available. Released 2020, March 05 Discontinued
Main Camera
Features Laser AF, LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Single - 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Triple 16 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2.8", 1.12µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.2, (macro) -
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Misc
Colors White Prism, Capri Blue, Pearl White, Neon Blue Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Models XT2045-1 SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD
SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 - Europe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 66 - USA -
Our Tests
Audio quality - Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 95h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker - Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Performance - GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) Exynos 7880 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-T830MP3
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 11 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes