Phone Comparison - Motorola G8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Motorola Edge 40

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung Motorola
Announced Announcement - October 2019 2023, February 01 May 2023
Status Coming Soon - October 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17 Available - May 2023
Price Rs. 13,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 74,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Red Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.4 x 75.8 × 9.1 mm
(6.24 x 2.98 × 0.36 in)
146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.76 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(6.24 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) 167 g or 171 g (5.89 oz or 6.03 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (unspecified) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 13 Android 13
User Interface - One UI 5.1 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 740 -
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
FHD+ P-OLED Screen
144Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1200 nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.1 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (400 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (402 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 88.27% 90.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 16 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide), dedicated video camera (1080p)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.4, (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 25 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 0.7µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 600/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1/4.0 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W, PD3.0
10W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 68W wired
15W wireless
Capacity 4000 mAh 3900 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -