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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-08-19 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.65 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Nebula Blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2460 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 395 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 670 Prime, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (920 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge (2021) has an overall score of 84.6, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Even though the Motorola Edge (2021) is way newer than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), it is somewhat thicker and way heavier. The Motorola Edge (2021) has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Edge (2021) also has 3 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a display that's very similar to Motorola Edge (2021)'s display, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of screen. Motorola Edge (2021) has a greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Motorola Edge (2021) features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Motorola Edge (2021) also has a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a way higher resolution back camera. Motorola Edge (2021) counts with a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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