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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-04-16 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Mystic indigo |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2300 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 397 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 Note5 is just a bit better than the Moto G Stylus, getting a overall score of 80.2 against 79.7. The Galaxy Note5 is an incredibly older device than the Moto G Stylus, but it is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. Galaxy Note5 features a bit more vivid display than Moto G Stylus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a little faster processing unit than Moto G Stylus. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processor. The Moto G Stylus features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Moto G Stylus has a superior camera than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Moto G Stylus also has a back facing camera with lot more MP, a much larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a larger aperture to take better low light captures and video.
The Moto G Stylus features superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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