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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-08-16 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (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 | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
The Motorola One Action is a bit better than Galaxy A5, getting a 78.5 score against 72.4. The Motorola One Action body is incredibly newer than the Galaxy A5's, although it's much thicker and extremely heavier. The Galaxy A5 features a bit more vivid screen than Motorola One Action, although it has a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a way worse display pixel density and a lot smaller display.
The Motorola One Action has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Motorola One Action shoots greater pictures and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition.
Motorola One Action counts with much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because it has 112 GB more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Motorola One Action features a way better battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has a 52 percent larger battery capacity.
The Motorola One Action is more expensive than Samsung Galaxy A5, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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