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Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8

    2.91 in
    5.91 in
    Motorola Moto G5 Plus Mobile Phone
    Motorola Moto G5 Plus
      2.68 in
      5.86 in
      Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S8
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      11
      4.1 out of 5
      7 user ratings
      5 stars
      		14 %
      4 stars
      		85 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      19
      4.4 out of 5
      10 user ratings
      5 stars
      		70 %
      4 stars
      		20 %
      3 stars
      		10 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      38
      4.2 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		42 %
      4 stars
      		36 %
      3 stars
      		21 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      44
      4.1 out of 5
      44 user ratings
      5 stars
      		34 %
      4 stars
      		40 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 7.0
      CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.3 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506ARM Mali-G71 MP20
      RAM memory
      • 2 GB
      • 3 GB
      • 4 GB
      		4 GB

      Display

      Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Screen size5.2 in5.8 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px
      TechnologyIPS TFT
      • AMOLED
      • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
      Pixel density424.0 ppi570.0 ppi
      Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

      Rear camera

      Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.55"
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Focus adjustmentAutomatic
      • Automatic
      • Manual
      Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps

      Front camera

      Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
      Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.7
      Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.55"
      Focus adjustmentAutomatic
      • Automatic
      • Manual

      Storage

      Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Internal storage
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      		64 GB
      Maximum card storage128GB256GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Colour of product
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • Lunar grey
      • Silver
      • Arctic silver
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • Midnight black
      • Orchid grey
      • Pink
      • Purple
      • Rose pink
      • Silver
      • Turquoise

      Dimensions

      Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Height5.91 in5.86 in
      Width2.91 in2.68 in
      Depth0.38 in0.31 in
      Weight5.47 oz5.47 oz

      Sensors

      Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Dual sim supportyesno
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.25.0
      Bluetooth profileA2DP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • HFP
      • HID
      • HOGP
      • HSP
      • MAP
      • OPP
      • PAN
      • PBAP
      • SAP
      Bluetooth codecSBC
      • aptX
      • SBC
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.0
      3.1
      Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C
      Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C

      Cellular

      Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmission
      • EDGE
      • EV-DO
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • TDD-LTE
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • Galileo
      GSM frequencies
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz

      Battery

      Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
      Fast charging standardMotorola TurboPowerSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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