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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 89.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-05-14 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Midnight magenta and Solar black |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 544.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 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 |
| 9.24 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola edge has a global score of 89.6, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. The Motorola edge body is extremely newer, but somewhat heavier and thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little more vivid display than Motorola edge, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher pixels density.
The Motorola edge features a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola edge also has more RAM memory. Motorola edge features a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB.
Motorola edge features a way better battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Motorola edge counts with a greater camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way higher resolution camera, a way higher (4K) video definition and a larger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in low-light environments.
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