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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2016-01-08 | -- |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 5.47 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Interstellar Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4600mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2016), having a 78.9 score against 71.9. The Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) is a lighter and noticeably thinner cellphone than Galaxy A5 (2016). The Galaxy A5 (2016) features a bit better screen than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024), because although it has a much smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display.
Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) has a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a much better performing CPU than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a much higher 50 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a lot better 7680x4320 video definition. Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) has a much better battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 4600mAh battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
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