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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2020-12-07 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LTPS |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G 5G has a score of 81.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s 71.9 overall score. Although Moto G 5G is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), it's noticeably heavier and notably thicker. Motorola Moto G 5G features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Motorola Moto G 5G also has more RAM.
The Galaxy A5 (2016) has a little sharper display than Moto G 5G, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a quite better display pixel density. Moto G 5G takes greater videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography, a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a much higher video resolution.
The Motorola Moto G 5G counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB. Moto G 5G features a much better battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 72% greater battery size.
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