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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-02-07 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2270 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 250, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than Moto G7's 75.2 general score. Galaxy A5 (2017) is a just a little lighter cellphone than the Moto G7, but both have the same thickness. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little better processing power than Moto G7, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little sharper display than Moto G7, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater screen density. Motorola Moto G7 counts with much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has more internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
The Moto G7 counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot less megapixels camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a much higher video quality. Galaxy A5 (2017)'s battery life is just as good as the Moto G7 one.
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