Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Motorola Moto G8 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G736B/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch - Rugged
Height 158.35 mm 168.8 mm Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has greater height than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Width 75.83 mm 79.9 mm Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has greater width than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Depth 9.09 mm 9.9 mm Motorola Moto G8 Plus is narrower than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Weight 188 g 235 g Motorola Moto G8 Plus is lighter than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Body Colour Cosmic blue | Crystal pink Black
Protection P2i (liquid repellent coating) Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.882 W/kg (body), 0.589 W/kg (head) 1.229 W/kg (body), 1.48 W/kg (head), 2.96 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Pogo Pin
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS IPS PLS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.6" Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2280 x 1080 pixels 2408 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 403 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 19:9 20:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Moto Display, attentive display, Max Vision display -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Processor Number - SM7325
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.4 GHz Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 610 Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB 6 GB Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more RAM than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
User Memory - 101.5 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 2
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better lens aperture than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Pixel Size 1.6 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom 8x 10x Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better digital zoom than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Special Effects Spot Colour -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Panorama, manual mode, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, Timelapse video, Active photos, Cinemagraph -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), video stabilisation, Depth detection and depth effects Barcode Scanner
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better second camera resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.12 μm -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Depth camera -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 16 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Field of View (3rd Camera) 117 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 2 μm -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Quad Pixel technology -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 25 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better front lens aperture than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Pixel Size (Front) 1.8 μm -
Special Effects (Front) Spot Colour -
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Slow motion video, Beautification mode, portrait mode, Timelapse video, group selfi mode, Cinemagraph -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4050 mAh Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Fast Charging Technology TurboPower technology - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 2640 minutes
Run Time Details - Active online usage (LTE): up to 18 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 18 hrs
Playback (video): up to 20 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 115 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 2640 hrs
CELLULAR Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
User Interface - One UI
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Bixby
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X53 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby Audio, stereo speakers tuned by Dolby Audio Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, ultrasonic sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, Three microphones, Moto Actions, Quick gestures, Google Lens Push-to-talk mode, Glove mode, Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Samsung KNOX, Samsung DeX support, software updates E-FOTA (Enterprise Firmware Over-the-Air), removable battery, 5 years of Security Updates, 2 programmable buttons, Knox Capture
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Motorola Moto G8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Included Accessories Protective cover, USB-C cable, TurboPower charger -
Compliant Standards - IP68, MIL-STD 810H
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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