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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2018-07-13 | 2017-03-31 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 229.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G5 Plus has a score of 74.6, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)'s 72.5 global score. Moto G5 Plus is an older and thicker device than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), but Motorola managed to build it lighter anyway. The Motorola Moto G5 Plus has a sharper display than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a lot higher number of pixels per inch in the screen.
Moto G5 Plus has just a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Motorola Moto G5 Plus features a bit superior processor than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Motorola Moto G5 Plus also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Moto G5 Plus has a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser megapixels resolution, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Moto G5 Plus also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality and a larger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
The Galaxy J7 (2018) has a little longer battery performance than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 10 percent bigger battery size.
The Moto G5 Plus not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also the cheapest one.
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