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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has an overall score of 78.1, which is a bit better than Motorola Moto G5 Plus's score of 74.6. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is a noticeably newer and a bit thinner phone than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus, although it's just a little bit heavier. Moto G5 Plus has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
Moto G5 Plus and Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 feature incredibly similar processors, they have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Moto G5 Plus captures just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a much less mega pixels camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a lot higher video quality.
Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Galaxy XCover 5's battery lifetime is just as good as the Moto G5 Plus one.
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