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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus is slightly better than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), with a 78.1 score against 74.1. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus is an older phone than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), but Samsung made it notably thinner and lighter. The Galaxy S5 Plus features just a bit better processing power than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has 2 less processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy S5 Plus has a little more vivid display than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), although it has a little smaller screen, a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a quite worse display pixel density. The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Moto X Pure Edition (2015) also has 64 GB internal memory.
The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Moto X Pure Edition (2015) also has a back-facing camera with a much higher 21 mega-pixels resolution, a larger camera aperture and a larger sensor shooting better quality photos and videos.
Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015) counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 7% larger battery capacity.
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