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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-06 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Gray and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto Z4 has a general score of 79.8, which is slightly better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Although Moto Z4 is a little heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it's a bit thinner and incredibly newer. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with just a bit better looking display than Moto Z4, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
Moto Z4 features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Moto Z4 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Moto Z4 has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 96 GB more internal memory and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Moto Z4 features longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 20 percent larger battery capacity. Moto Z4 takes way better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality, a bigger aperture for better low light captures and a back-facing camera with way more MP.
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