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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-09-18 |
| 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 | Oxford blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 398.00 |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.38 |
| 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 |
| 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
Motorola One 5G is better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 84.6 score against 75.8. Motorola One 5G's construction is noticeably newer, but much heavier and thicker than Galaxy A5 (2017). The Motorola One 5G and Galaxy A5 (2017) both count with very similar screens, because although the Motorola One 5G has a just a little lower display density, it also counts with a bigger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2520 resolution.
Motorola One 5G counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Motorola One 5G also has 1 GB more RAM. The Motorola One 5G has a lot better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a way higher resolution back camera.
The Motorola One 5G has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 96 GB more internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Motorola One 5G has a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 67 percent greater battery capacity.
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