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Motorola Moto X (2014)
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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-09-04 | 2019-12-27 |
| 5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 270.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A51 is better than the Moto X (2014), having an 85.5 score against 73.4. The Samsung Galaxy A51 is a noticeably newer and incredibly thinner device than the Moto X (2014), but it's heavier. These phones have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A51 has newer 11 version and Moto X (2014) has Android 5.0, so it offers a couple nice extra features and performance tweaks.
The Moto X (2014) counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A51, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little higher count of pixels in each inch of display. The Motorola Moto X (2014) features a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A51, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 features a much better camera than Moto X (2014), and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also has a lot more megapixels back-facing camera, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality and a larger aperture to take better low light captures.
Galaxy A51 features a very superior memory to install applications and games than Moto X (2014), because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy A51 features a much better battery duration than Moto X (2014), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 2300mAh.
Galaxy A51 costs a little more money than the Moto X (2014), but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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