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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-07-08 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Surfing blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual 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 Plus has a score of 82.6, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. Moto G 5G Plus's body is newer, but extremely heavier and somewhat thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Moto G 5G Plus features a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Moto G 5G Plus also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Moto G 5G Plus has a screen that is just as good as the screen in Galaxy A5 (2017), because although the Moto G 5G Plus has a little bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 and a bigger display. Moto G 5G Plus counts with a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
Moto G 5G Plus takes a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures, a camera in the back with a way better resolution and a way higher (4K) video definition. The Moto G 5G Plus has a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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