Motorola Moto ThinkPhone vs Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Motorola Moto ThinkPhone

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800); LTE-TDD 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A (CA)

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LTE-A speed

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LTE-A, (3CA) Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), aramid fibre back, aluminum frame

Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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

158.8 mm

159.9 mm
Width

74.4 mm

75.7 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.3 mm
Weight

188.5 g

191 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

-

IP68 certified, 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Splash resistant

IP68 (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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Dust proof

IP68

IP68
MIL-STD-810H

Yes

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Colors

Carbon Black

Black, blue, gold, orchid grey

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

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Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.5" , 1.0 µm

16 MP, f/1.7
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8190 x 6120 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 4K@30fps HDR10, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

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phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical 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, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

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

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WiFi Tri-Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 3.1

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

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SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

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MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

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Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity