Motorola Edge 30 vs Samsung Galaxy S8

Motorola Edge 30

Samsung Galaxy S8

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 41, 42, 43, 66

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA), 750 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload

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LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, plastic

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

159.4 mm

148.9 mm
Width

74.2 mm

68.1 mm
Thickness

6.8 mm

8 mm
Weight

155 g

155 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

Water-repellent design

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

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IP68
Colors

Grey, Green, Silver

Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Gray

Display
Display type

AMOLED

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.5 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

405 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

Always-on display, 144Hz, HDR10+

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A78

Quad-core 2.3 GHz
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A78

quad-core 1.7 GHz
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US / Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA
GPU

Adreno 642L

Adreno 540 - US
Memory RAM

8 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

64 GB
Memory card

No

microSD
Memory card max

-

256 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

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Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.55" , 1.0 µm

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
(ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.2 , 114˚ , 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10, gyro-EIS

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

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dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.5" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity