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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-09-24 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than Motorola One Power's overall score of 75.7. Galaxy A5 (2017)'s construction is somewhat thinner and lighter than Motorola One Power, even though it was released just a bit further than a year before. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit better processor than Motorola One Power, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with just a bit better display than Motorola One Power, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater display density. Motorola One Power captures a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a 16 mega-pixels back-facing camera, the Motorola One Power also has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light images and video.
Motorola One Power counts with a way bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have an external SD slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Motorola One Power also has more internal memory capacity. Motorola One Power features a superior battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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