Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-04-16 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Mystic indigo |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2300 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 397 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 Motorola Moto G Stylus is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, getting a 79.7 score against 75.6. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but the Motorola Moto G Stylus has the previous 11 version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4. The Motorola Moto G Stylus is a notably newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, although it is just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a bit faster CPU than Motorola Moto G Stylus, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a brighter screen than Moto G Stylus, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher amount of pixels in each inch of screen.
Motorola Moto G Stylus has much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Moto G Stylus features a very superior battery duration than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 43% bigger battery size.
Motorola Moto G Stylus captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Motorola Moto G Stylus also has a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
Although Motorola Moto G Stylus is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy S5 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S5 Active. If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can buy the Galaxy S5 Active, and give up a few features and specs, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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