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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2015-09-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) is a bit better than Moto X Style, with a 75.8 score against 74.1. Galaxy A5 (2017) is a newer cellphone, and it is also somewhat lighter and noticeably thinner than the Moto X Style. The Motorola Moto X Style counts with a slightly better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a quite bigger screen, a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a little better pixels count in each inch in the screen.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit better processing unit than Motorola Moto X Style, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has more cores. Motorola Moto X Style features a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has an external memory slot that allows 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) and Motorola Moto X Style both feature incredibly similar battery performance. Motorola Moto X Style takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for capturing images or videos in low-light situations, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality and a way more MP back-facing camera.
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