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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-12-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.71 x 3.01 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Aqua Blue, Bright Silver and Indigo Blue |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SM4350 (8 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM 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
Moto G51 5G is just a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a score of 77.8 against 75.8. Moto G51 5G's body is way newer than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it's thicker and way heavier. The Motorola Moto G51 5G has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Moto G51 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G51 5G, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of display. Moto G51 5G features much more storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Moto G51 5G features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Moto G51 5G also has a back camera with way more MP, a bigger camera aperture for better low light photography and video and better 240 fps video frame rate.
Moto G51 5G has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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