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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-06-29 |
| 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 500.00 |
| 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 |
| 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 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.68 |
| 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
Motorola Moto Z3 Play is a little bit better than Galaxy A5, getting a 76.3 score against 72.4. Motorola Moto Z3 Play's construction is a lot newer, but heavier and a bit thicker than the Galaxy A5. Galaxy A5 has a little sharper display than Moto Z3 Play, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720px resolution, a much worse quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a little smaller screen.
Moto Z3 Play has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A5 counts with a little faster processor than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an extra GPU.
The Moto Z3 Play takes greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a back facing camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a much better video quality. The Moto Z3 Play counts with greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Moto Z3 Play is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy A5. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can buy the Galaxy A5, letting go a couple features, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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