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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-12-07 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Frosted silver and Volcanic grey | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| LTPS | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.98 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G 5G has a score of 81.5, which is a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 score. Moto G 5G's body is incredibly newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it is heavier and extremely thicker. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little sharper screen than Moto G 5G, because although it has a really smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels in each inch in the display.
Moto G 5G has a bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Moto G 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Motorola Moto G 5G captures better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a back camera with much more megapixels, a bigger diafragm aperture for better photos in poorly lited situations and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Motorola Moto G 5G has a much greater memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Moto G 5G counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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