Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-04 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Gold | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 270.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S7 is a bit better than the Motorola Moto X (2014), with a general score of 79.5 against 73.4. Although the Galaxy S7 is a bit heavier than Motorola Moto X (2014), it's notably thinner and newer. Galaxy S7 counts with a slightly better screen than Motorola Moto X (2014), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater count of pixels per inch in the display and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
Galaxy S7 features a much greater memory to install games and applications than Moto X (2014), and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy S7 also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 200 GB. The Motorola Moto X (2014) counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 4 cpu cores, the Motorola Moto X (2014) also counts with an additional GPU.
Samsung Galaxy S7 has just a bit better camera than Motorola Moto X (2014), because although it has a back camera with less megapixels resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, it also counts with a bigger sensor shooting higher quality photographs and a much larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos.
Galaxy S7 has better battery life than Moto X (2014), because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S7 is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it an obvious call.
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