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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-12-07 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LTPS |
| 294 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 |
| 7.92 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G 5G is much better than Galaxy A5, getting an 81.5 score against 72.4. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Motorola Moto G 5G has 10 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Although Motorola Moto G 5G is noticeably newer than the Galaxy A5, it is way thicker and extremely heavier.
Galaxy A5 features a little sharper screen than Moto G 5G, although it has a way worse display pixel density, a lot smaller display and a much lower 1280 x 720px resolution. The Motorola Moto G 5G has just a bit better performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM.
Motorola Moto G 5G has a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1000 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Motorola Moto G 5G features a very superior camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a much more mega pixels back-facing camera and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Motorola Moto G 5G counts with a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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