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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2017-03-31 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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
The Galaxy S7 has an overall score of 79.5, which is a bit better than Moto G5 Plus's global score of 74.6. Even though the Galaxy S7 is older than Moto G5 Plus, it's construction is a little bit lighter and thinner. The Motorola Moto G5 Plus has just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S7, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Motorola Moto G5 Plus also has a higher number of cores (but slower).
The Galaxy S7 features a better looking display than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a better pixel density. Galaxy S7 has just a bit better camera than Moto G5 Plus. They have a same size camera sensor, a camera in the back with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the same aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rate.
Motorola Moto G5 Plus features a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S7, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds 72 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Motorola Moto G5 Plus feature incredibly similar batteries.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S7 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone an obvious call.
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