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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-12-07 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 11 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| 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 Moto G 5G is a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 81.5 score against 75.8. Even though Moto G 5G is incredibly newer than Galaxy A5 (2017), it is noticeably heavier and thicker. Moto G 5G has a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Moto G 5G also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit sharper display than Motorola Moto G 5G, because although it has a really smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. The Motorola Moto G 5G has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a camera with a much better resolution, a way higher (4K) video quality and a larger camera aperture.
The Moto G 5G has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1000 GB and 32 GB more internal storage. The Moto G 5G has a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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