Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2021-06-17 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and Forged Green | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Defy (2021) is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), having a 77.2 score against 75.8. The Motorola Defy (2021) design is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, but it's notably thicker and somewhat heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little sharper screen than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display and a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution.
The Motorola Defy (2021) features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Defy (2021) has just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has 1 GB more RAM.
Motorola Defy (2021) takes a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a bigger aperture to take better low-light photos, a camera with a way higher resolution and better 60 fps video frame rate.
The Motorola Defy (2021) counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 39% larger battery capacity.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.