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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2021-01-14 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.51 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Aurora black and Aurora white | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 SM6150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 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 612 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 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 | -- |
| 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 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G Stylus (2021) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having a 79.3 score against 75.8. The Moto G Stylus (2021) body is much newer, but extremely heavier and thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little bit better screen than Moto G Stylus (2021), because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little higher pixels amount in each inch of display.
The Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) also has 1 GB more RAM memory. Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) features a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in low-light situations, a lot more mega pixels back facing camera and a way higher video quality. Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) has improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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