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| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2019-08-16 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Denim blue and Pearl white | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 304.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola One Action has a global score of 78.5, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus's global score of 78.1. The Motorola One Action is a a lot newer phone than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, although it's thicker and somewhat heavier. Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit superior CPU than Motorola One Action, because although it has 4 lesser cpu cores (but faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a sharper screen than Motorola One Action, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a little inferior pixel amount in each inch in the display and a bit smaller display. The Galaxy S5 Plus captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Motorola One Action, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low light images and videos, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a lot better 16 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Motorola One Action counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Motorola One Action counts with better battery duration than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
Although Motorola One Action is a better device, it costs more money than the Galaxy S5 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S5 Plus. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy Motorola One Action, else you can save a couple dollars and get the Galaxy S5 Plus, giving up a couple specifications.
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