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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-04-19 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Blue and Gray |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 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
Moto G6 Plus has a general score of 77.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S5 Active's overall score of 75.6. The Moto G6 Plus is a way newer device, and it is also somewhat thinner and just a little lighter than the Galaxy S5 Active. Galaxy S5 Active counts with just a little better processing power than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser processing cores , it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a sharper screen than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little better pixels count per inch of screen. The Moto G6 Plus counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Moto G6 Plus also has 48 GB more internal memory capacity.
Motorola Moto G6 Plus features a bit superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh. The Motorola Moto G6 Plus captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a camera in the back with much less MP resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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