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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 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-08-16 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion 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 |
Comparison review
Moto Z3 is a little bit better than Galaxy A5, getting a 77.6 score against 72.4. These phones use Android OS, but Moto Z3 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Although the Moto Z3 is extremely newer than Galaxy A5, it is a lot heavier and just a bit thicker. The Moto Z3 counts with a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU and a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A5 has a little bit better screen than Moto Z3, although it has a little bit smaller display, a lot worse 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and a much worse pixel density. Motorola Moto Z3 has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A5, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1,95 TB and 48 GB more internal storage capacity.
Moto Z3 features greater battery duration than Galaxy A5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size against 2300mAh. The Moto Z3 features a very superior camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera with less MP, it also counts with a way higher video quality.
The Motorola Moto Z3 costs more than the Galaxy A5, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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