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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-02-07 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Blue and Red |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2270 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.92 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| 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
Moto G7 Plus is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5, with a general score of 76.1 against 72.4. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android OS, but Moto G7 Plus has the previous 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Moto G7 Plus construction is noticeably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5's, although it's incredibly thicker and incredibly heavier.
Galaxy A5 counts with just a bit better display than Moto G7 Plus, although it has a quite smaller screen, a lot worse pixels amount per inch in the display and a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720. The Samsung Galaxy A5 has a bit faster CPU than Moto G7 Plus, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an extra graphics processor.
The Moto G7 Plus takes way better photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has a more mega pixels back facing camera and a lot higher video quality. Moto G7 Plus counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
The Moto G7 Plus counts with superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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