Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Google Pixel 3a vs Motorola Moto G8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Motorola
Announced February 2016 2019, May 2020, March 5
Status Available - March 2016 Available. Released 2019, May Available. Released 2020, March 5
Price Rs. 50,900 ($748.53) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Various Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink White Prism, Capri Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.86 x 0.3 in)
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
161.3 x 75.8 x 9 mm
(6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) 188.3 g (6.63.0.11 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by) Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 66(1700/2100)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
Processor Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890 Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
GPU Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 Adreno 615 Adreno 610
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD upto 256GB No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Curved Edge Screen, Always-on display P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 HD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.6 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.13% 74.99% 82.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12.2 MP 16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Dual Pixel, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
16 MP, f/1.7, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP (dedicated macro camera)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 600/100 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD upto 256GB No 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 not 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3600 mAh 3000 mAh 4000 mAh
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