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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 11.22 |
| 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 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 | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Play has an overall score of 76.7, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A5's general score of 72.4. Moto G9 Play's design is notably newer than the Galaxy A5's, although it is extremely heavier and thicker. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Moto G9 Play has the older 10 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play's processing unit is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy A5 one, because although the Motorola Moto G9 Play has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Galaxy A5 counts with a brighter display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a quite better number of pixels per inch in the display.
Moto G9 Play counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has a much more MP back-facing camera and faster video frame rate. The Moto G9 Play counts with a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB and more internal storage.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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