Motorola Moto E5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Moto E5 Plus:

  LCD

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  OLED

• Weight

  Moto E5 Plus: 11.5 g lighter

  Moto E5 Plus:

  196.6 g

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  208.1 g

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S8 Active: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Moto E5 Plus:

  6 in

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  5.8 in

• Chipset

  Moto E5 Plus:

  Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• Depth

  Moto E5 Plus: 0.5 mm thinner

  Moto E5 Plus:

  9.4 mm

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  9.9 mm

• Height

  Galaxy S8 Active: 9 mm shorter

  Moto E5 Plus:

  160.9 mm

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  151.9 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Moto E5 Plus

   Height:

   160.9 mm +9 mm versus Galaxy S8 Active

   Width:

   75.3 mm

   Depth:

   9.4 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S8 Active

   Height:

   151.9 mm

   Width:

   74.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +0.5 mm versus Moto E5 Plus

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Moto E5 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.9 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S8 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.4 cm²

Moto E5 Plus has approximately 8.8% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S8 Active.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.