Moto Z4 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy S8 (2017)

We couldn't find enough data on either option to be able to come to any reliable conclusions. We strongly suggest that you look at some alternatives that also cost around $500.

While the Moto Z4 (2019) wasn't able to make it to the very top of any roundups from sources that perform quality hands-on testing, it still got featured in a large number of them. PhoneArena, PCmag, Techradar, The Verge, Android Authority, and Android Central have all deemed it worthy of a place on their respective shortlists.

Moving on to the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active (2017): it was well-received by reviewers from numerous sources that perform their own objective hands-on testing, including Android Central, Techradar, Reviewed, MakeUseOf, GadgetMatch, and Popular Mechanics. It did great in their roundups - it was named "Top Pick" by Android Central, "Best Samsung phone battery" by Techradar, and "Ranked 1 out of 5" by Reviewed. That alone points toward it being worthy of consideration.

For a direct Moto Z4 (2019) vs. the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active (2017) comparison, we first examined sources that tested and scored both. Most of them, including PCmag, The Verge, Techradar, Android Authority, and Digitaltrends, have found the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active (2017) to be the better product, while PhoneArena rated both equally.

When we took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most, we discovered that the Moto Z4 (2019) received its best, 9, score from PhoneArena, while the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active (2017) got its highest, 10, rating from TrustedReviews.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review data to compare them to their competitors. We found that the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active (2017), with its 8.9 out of 10 points, got reviewed noticeably better than most of its competitors - the average Smartphone score being 7.5 - whereas the Moto Z4 (2019) performed worse, with an average of merely 7.1.