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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-08-16 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.57 |
| 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 |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Moto Z3 has a score of 77.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. Moto Z3's body is newer, somewhat thinner and just a bit lighter than Galaxy A5 (2017). Motorola Moto Z3 has a display that's just as good as the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) one, because although the Motorola Moto Z3 has a little bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a bigger screen.
The Moto Z3 has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Moto Z3 also has more RAM memory. Motorola Moto Z3 counts with a much better memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1,95 TB.
Motorola Moto Z3 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and videos and a way worse resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Moto Z3 counts with a battery duration that's just as good as Galaxy A5 (2017)'s battery performance.
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