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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2016-05-18 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and White | 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 |
| $ 127.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is just a bit better than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, having a general score of 75.8 against 72.1. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) body is a lot thinner but somewhat heavier than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, and they were released only a couple months apart. Galaxy A7 (2017) has a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy A7 (2017) features a display that is just as good as the Motorola Moto G4 Plus one, because although the Galaxy A7 (2017) has a just a bit inferior pixels count per screen inch, and they both have the same 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite larger screen. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features just a bit better camera than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, and although they both have a 16 mega-pixels back camera, the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a larger aperture to take better photography in low-light environments.
Motorola Moto G4 Plus has more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has an external memory slot that holds 128 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has greater battery performance than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, because it has a 20% greater battery size.
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