Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Motorola Edge+ vs Motorola Edge

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Motorola
Announced August 2017 2020, April 22 2020, April 22
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Smokey Sangria, Thunder Grey Solar Black, Midnight Magenta
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
161.1 x 71.4 x 9.6 mm
(6.34 x 2.81 x 0.38 in)
161.6 x 71.1 x 9.3 mm
(6.36 x 2.8 x 0.37 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 2628, 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
5G Network - 5G band 5,41,66,71,77,78 Sub6 - Global
5G band 2,5,66,260,261 mmWave/Sub6 - Verizon
5G 1,2,3,5,7,25,28,38,41,66,71,78 Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
IP54 splash proof
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 10.0 Android 10.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Adreno 650 Adreno 620
RAM 6 GB 12 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
90hZ Refresh Rate
HDR10+
FHD+ AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.7 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 95.63% 95.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 108 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 108 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 3x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm ultra-wide & Macro Vision camera,117-degree field-of-view
panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 3x optical zoom, PDAF, Laser AF
16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 3240p@30fps, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 25 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
25 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.1, 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM (UFS 3.0) 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
fast wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3300 mAh 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -