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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2017-03-31 | 2018-05-22 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| 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 A6 is just a bit better than Moto G5 Plus, with a general score of 75.8 against 74.6. Galaxy A6's construction is newer and extremely thinner, but also a little bit heavier than the Moto G5 Plus. The Moto G5 Plus features a much better display than Galaxy A6, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution.
The Moto G5 Plus features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A6, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Moto G5 Plus also has 1 GB more RAM. Motorola Moto G5 Plus has a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds 272 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A6 features a battery life that's just as good as Moto G5 Plus's battery duration. The Motorola Moto G5 Plus features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A6, because although it has a much lower 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, and they both have a F1.7 camera aperture, the Motorola Moto G5 Plus also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger sensor.
Galaxy A6 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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