Motorola Moto G7 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Motorola Moto G7

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 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
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A (2CA), Cat7, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass, plastic frame

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

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

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

157 mm

162.5 mm
Width

75.3 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

8 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

172 g

195 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

-

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP68
Colors

Black, White

Deep Sea Blue, Maple Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Grey

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.2 inches

6.3 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2270 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

405 ppi

521 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
HDR display

-

HDR10

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1.25 µm

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm, 2x optical zoom
5 MP, f/2.2

12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm
Primary camera resolution

4096 x 3072 pixels

-
Primary camera video

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

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera 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

1.0 µm pixel size @ 52 mm, geo-tagging, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 26 mm, 1/3.6" sensor size, 1/2.55" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus
DxOMark photo

-

100
DxOMark video

-

84
DxOMark camera score

-

94

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

Yes (Europe version)

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

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