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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-06-06 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Gray and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 612 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 + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a little bit better than the Moto Z4, having a score of 80.2 against 79.8. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Note5 is better than Moto Z4, it must be noted that it is also notably older, just a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier. Galaxy Note5 counts with a little bit better display than Motorola Moto Z4, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a higher pixel amount in each screen inch.
The Galaxy Note5 features a little bit better hardware performance than Moto Z4. Both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Moto Z4 features a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Motorola Moto Z4 captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Motorola Moto Z4 also has a larger camera aperture to take better photography and videos in poorly lited environments, a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and a lot bigger camera sensor.
The Motorola Moto Z4 counts with greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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