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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2017-07-04 | 2018-04-19 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue and Gray |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 282 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G6 Plus has a score of 77.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy J5 (2017)'s score of 71.8. Moto G6 Plus's body has the same thickness than Galaxy J5 (2017), but it's a little heavier. The Moto G6 Plus counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Moto G6 Plus also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Moto G6 Plus has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a bit bigger screen, a lot better 1080 x 2160 resolution and a better pixel count in each display inch. The Motorola Moto G6 Plus has a little bit better camera than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a lower resolution back camera, and they both have a same size aperture, the Motorola Moto G6 Plus also counts with a way higher video resolution.
The Moto G6 Plus features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a SD memory slot that allows 128 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Moto G6 Plus features a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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