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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-09-05 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Brushed bronze, Cosmic purple and Electric gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola One Zoom has a global score of 80, which is better than the Galaxy A5's global score of 72.4. Even though Motorola One Zoom is extremely newer than Galaxy A5, it is notably thicker and much heavier. The Motorola One Zoom counts with a processor that is just as good as the processor in Galaxy A5, because although the Motorola One Zoom has a 32-bits processor against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A5 has a little more vivid screen than Motorola One Zoom, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720px resolution, a lot smaller display and a lot worse display density. The Motorola One Zoom features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution.
Motorola One Zoom features a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 128 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Motorola One Zoom counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Motorola One Zoom is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy A5. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy Motorola One Zoom, otherwise you can save some dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy A5, resigning a couple features and specifications.
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