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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2017-08-10 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2730mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto Z2 Force Edition has an overall score of 77.4, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. The Moto Z2 Force Edition design is somewhat lighter and noticeably thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), even when they were released with only 7 months difference.
Moto Z2 Force Edition counts with a bit better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px, more pixels per inch in the display and a little bigger screen. The Moto Z2 Force Edition has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Moto Z2 Force Edition also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Moto Z2 Force Edition counts with much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little longer battery lifetime than Moto Z2 Force Edition, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2730mAh.
The Moto Z2 Force Edition takes a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a way lower resolution camera and a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a much better video resolution.
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