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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2017-03-31 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A50 is much better than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, with a score of 83.8 against 74.6. The Galaxy A50 body is newer and thinner than Motorola Moto G5 Plus's, although it is a little bit heavier. The Moto G5 Plus and the Galaxy A50 have extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy A50 has a just a bit less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a bigger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The Galaxy A50 has a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Moto G5 Plus, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A50 counts with a little faster processor than Moto G5 Plus. They have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cores.
Samsung Galaxy A50 captures clearer photos and videos than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a smaller sensor providing a lower image quality, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, a F1.7 aperture and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also counts with a much more megapixels back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with better battery performance than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy A50 is also cheaper than the Moto G5 Plus, which makes it an easy decision.
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