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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-04-16 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.24 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Mystic indigo |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2300 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 397 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Motorola Moto G Stylus is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5, having a 79.7 score against 72.4. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Motorola Moto G Stylus has an older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. Motorola Moto G Stylus's construction is noticeably newer, but a lot heavier and incredibly thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A5.
Galaxy A5 counts with a little bit better looking display than Motorola Moto G Stylus, although it has a much smaller display, a lot lower 1280 x 720 resolution and way less pixels per inch in the display. The Moto G Stylus counts with a very superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 112 GB more internal memory.
The Motorola Moto G Stylus counts with a processing unit that's just as good as the Galaxy A5 one, because although the Motorola Moto G Stylus has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and a 32-bit processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
Moto G Stylus features a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 2300mAh. The Moto G Stylus counts with a greater camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.
Moto G Stylus is more expensive than Samsung Galaxy A5, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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