Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Motorola Moto G42 vs Samsung Galaxy A14

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Samsung
Announced July 2015 Not announced yet February 2023
Status Available - August 2015 Rumored Available - March 2023
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 16,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Blue, Gold Black, Dark Red, Silver, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
- 167.7 x 78 x 9.1 mm
(6.6 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) - 201 g (7.09 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.46 W/kg (head)
1.37 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-repellent design
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android 12 Android 13, One UI Core 5
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6769 Helio G80 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 610 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 2 GB 6 GB 64GB 4GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 128 GB N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ AMOLED Screen PLS LCD, 90Hz
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M
Size 5.7 inches 6.4 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi) 1080 x 2408 pixels (400 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.99% - 80.17%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), , 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi 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
USB microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
Li-Po, non-removable
Capacity 3050 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 MAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 52h (4G)