Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-08-16 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Denim blue and Pearl white | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 304.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's 78.1 global score. Although the Motorola One Action is newer than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, it is somewhat heavier and thicker. The Galaxy S7 edge has a slightly better screen than Motorola One Action, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a bit greater display pixels density.
The Motorola One Action has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Motorola One Action also has 4 more CPU cores. Motorola One Action has a much bigger memory for apps and games than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S7 edge counts with just a bit better battery performance than Motorola One Action, because it has a 3600mAh battery size. Galaxy S7 edge captures just a bit better photos and videos than Motorola One Action, and although they both have a 12 mega pixels resolution camera, the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy S7 edge also has a larger camera aperture to capture better captures and videos in poorly lited environments.
The Motorola One Action not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, which makes it an easy decision.
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