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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2018-04-19 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G6 Plus has a global score of 77.5, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. Motorola Moto G6 Plus's body has the same thickness than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is a little bit heavier. The Motorola Moto G6 Plus has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Motorola Moto G6 Plus also has 3 GB more RAM.
The Moto G6 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) count with very similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a just a little better count of pixels per inch in the screen. Moto G6 Plus takes just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back camera with much less mega-pixels, it also counts with a lot better video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better low light photos.
Moto G6 Plus counts with a bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Moto G6 Plus counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3200mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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