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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2018-04-19 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Blue and Gray |
| Glass; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G6 Plus, getting a 79.3 score against 77.5. The Galaxy Note 5 design is a bit thinner than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, although it's a little bit heavier and was released 3 years before. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 counts with a sharper screen than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels number in each display inch and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Moto G6 Plus features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 7 more processing cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Motorola Moto G6 Plus counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Motorola Moto G6 Plus also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 128 GB.
Moto G6 Plus counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for shooting images and video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rates and a same size back camera sensor, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a way more megapixels back facing camera.
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