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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-02-06 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.77 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blush gold and Noir black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2142 x 876 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 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 |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2510mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.48 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a global score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Motorola razr (2019)'s global score of 75.2. Even though the Galaxy A5 (2017) is noticeably older and thicker than the Motorola razr (2019), it's body is still incredibly lighter. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little bit better screen than Motorola razr (2019), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater screen pixels density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
Motorola razr (2019) counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola razr (2019) also has more RAM. Motorola razr (2019) features a bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a superior camera than Motorola razr (2019), although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light photos and video, they both have the same video resolution, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rates. Galaxy A5 (2017) features longer battery lifetime than Motorola razr (2019), because it has a 20% greater battery capacity.
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