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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2024-06-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SM7435-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 710 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge (2024) is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with a 78.5 score against 75.8. Motorola Edge (2024)'s body is incredibly newer, but just a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017). Motorola Edge (2024) counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400.
The Motorola Edge (2024) counts with a very superior memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a much better performance than Motorola Edge (2024), although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Motorola Edge (2024) features a very superior battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. The Motorola Edge (2024) captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture to take better captures and video in low light environments, a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution and a way better video quality.
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