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| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-11-09 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.91 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 311.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 285 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 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 506 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) is a bit better than Motorola One, with a 75.8 score against 74.3. The Galaxy A5 (2017) is a a little lighter phone than Motorola One, but both of them are 0.31inches thick. The Motorola One features a little faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Motorola One also has a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a much better screen than Motorola One, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a greater pixel number per inch of display. The Motorola One counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB, the Motorola One also has 32 GB more internal storage.
Motorola One shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light photos and videos and a camera with a worse 13 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video quality. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s battery duration is very similar to the Motorola One one.
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