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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2017-03-31 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 has an overall score of 80.2, which is just a bit better than the Moto G5 Plus's 74.6 general score. The Galaxy Note5 design is much thinner than Moto G5 Plus, but it's a little heavier and was released about 20 months before. The Galaxy Note5 features just a little better performance than Moto G5 Plus. They have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note5 counts with just a bit better looking display than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, a quite bigger display and a quite higher pixels amount per inch of screen. Motorola Moto G5 Plus has a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Motorola Moto G5 Plus also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB.
Galaxy Note5 shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing pictures and/or video in low light environments and a tinier camera sensor capturing less light and dull colors, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy Note5 also counts with a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
The Motorola Moto G5 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy Note5 both have really similar batteries duration.
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