Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-10-04 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 280.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3510mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a general score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than Motorola Moto Z Play's general score of 74.4. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has the previous 11 version and Motorola Moto Z Play has Android 8.0 Oreo. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is a newer cellphone than Motorola Moto Z Play, although it is a little bit heavier and much thicker.
The Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a processor that is very similar to Moto Z Play's processor, and although the Galaxy XCover 5 has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Motorola Moto Z Play features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a greater count of pixels per inch in the display, a quite bigger display and a higher 1080 x 1920px resolution.
The Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a bit more storage to store more apps and games than Moto Z Play, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits 976 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. Motorola Moto Z Play counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 3510mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
Moto Z Play shoots a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs and/or video in low-light environments, and they both have a camera in the back with a 16 mega-pixels resolution, the Moto Z Play also counts with a much better (4K) video resolution.
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