Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-02-07 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Blue and Red |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2270 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 G7 Plus is a little bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), having a general score of 76.1 against 75.8. Moto G7 Plus is a much newer cellphone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit superior processing unit than Moto G7 Plus, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit sharper display than Moto G7 Plus, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixel count per inch of display. Motorola Moto G7 Plus shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the Motorola Moto G7 Plus also has a bigger aperture and a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
The Motorola Moto G7 Plus has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB. The Moto G7 Plus and Galaxy A5 (2017) both count with really similar battery durations.
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