Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-08-10 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.57 |
| 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 |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2730mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Moto Z2 Force Edition is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, with a 77.4 score against 75.6. The Moto Z2 Force Edition body is newer, much thinner and somewhat lighter than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a little sharper screen than Moto Z2 Force Edition, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, a bit smaller display and a little bit less pixels per inch of display.
The Moto Z2 Force Edition counts with a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and more internal memory. The Moto Z2 Force Edition features a processing unit that is very similar to the Galaxy S5 Active one, because although the Moto Z2 Force Edition has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and more processing cores.
Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a camera in the back with lot less megapixels resolution and a worse video definition. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition, because it has a 3% bigger battery capacity.
Although Moto Z2 Force Edition is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy Moto Z2 Force Edition, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, resigning a couple features and specifications.
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