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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 400 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 | 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 | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 14.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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
Moto G8 Plus has a general score of 77.6, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's 72.4 global score. Moto G8 Plus is a incredibly newer phone than the Samsung Galaxy A5, but it is notably heavier and a lot thicker. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a CPU that is just as good as Galaxy A5's CPU, because although the Motorola Moto G8 Plus has doesn't have a GPU and a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a little bit better screen than Moto G8 Plus, although it has a lot lower display density, a really smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720px. Motorola Moto G8 Plus has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 48 GB more internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB.
The Moto G8 Plus features a way better camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot more MP camera and a lot better (4K) video resolution. The Moto G8 Plus counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has a 74 percent larger battery capacity.
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