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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 |
| 2020-06-12 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.37 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.68 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Pearl white | Gray, Green and Red |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | $ 199.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a general score of 75.6, which is a bit better than Moto G Fast's 72.2 overall score. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a more recent 4.4.4 version while Moto G Fast has Android 11 version. Although the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active is notably older than the Moto G Fast, it's construction is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter.
The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G Fast, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a much sharper screen than Moto G Fast, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per screen inch and a higher 1920 x 1080 resolution.
Moto G Fast has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. Moto G Fast features a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Motorola Moto G Fast shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Both of them have the same video frame rate, a camera in the back with a 16 mega-pixels resolution and the same video quality.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, which makes this phone a simple decision.
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