Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-06 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gray and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than the Moto Z4, getting an 80.2 score against 79.8. Although it's the best phone we are comparing here, the Galaxy Note5 is a way older, just a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier phone than the Moto Z4. The Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Moto Z4. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a little sharper screen than Moto Z4, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a greater screen density. The Moto Z4 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Motorola Moto Z4 features better battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3600mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Moto Z4 has a superior camera than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Moto Z4 also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality pictures and videos, a bigger aperture to capture better low light images and a camera in the back with a lot higher 48 MP resolution.
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