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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-04-16 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Capri blue and Smoke black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | $ 237.00 |
| 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 | 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 + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 7.92 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G8 Power has a global score of 76, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5's 72.4 general score. Although Moto G8 Power is a lot newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5, it's notably thicker and incredibly heavier. These phones use Android OS, but the Moto G8 Power has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4.
Moto G8 Power's processor is just as good as the processing unit in Galaxy A5, because although the Moto G8 Power has doesn't have an extra GPU and a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a little more vivid display than Moto G8 Power, although it has a much smaller screen, a way worse pixel density and a way lower 1280 x 720px resolution.
Motorola Moto G8 Power counts with a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Motorola Moto G8 Power features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a back camera with more mega pixels and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
Moto G8 Power counts with a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 117% bigger battery capacity.
Motorola Moto G8 Power not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, which makes it an easy choice.
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