Motorola Moto G7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Motorola Moto G7 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

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, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (2CA), Cat13, 600 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass, aluminium frame

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

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

Nano-SIM
Height

157 mm

151.9 mm
Width

75.3 mm

74.9 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

9.9 mm
Weight

176 g

208.1 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

-

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP68
MIL-STD-810G

-

Yes - dust, humidity, rain, salt, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
Colors

Blue, Red

Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.2 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2270 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

405 ppi

506 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Always on display

-

Yes
3D touch

-

home button only

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

16 MP, f/1.7 , 1.22 µm

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps

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

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

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

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
DxOMark photo

84

-
DxOMark video

72

-
DxOMark camera score

80

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 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 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

Yes
NFC

Yes (Europe version)

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

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, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

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