Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-06-06 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 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 + 25.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z4 is just a bit better than the Galaxy S5 Active, with a 79.8 score against 75.6. Motorola Moto Z4's body is notably newer, somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy S5 Active. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Motorola Moto Z4 has the previous 10 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a bit superior processing unit than Moto Z4, because although it has lesser processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a better looking display than Moto Z4, because although it has a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little better count of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Moto Z4 has a much bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. Moto Z4 takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Moto Z4 also has a way better resolution camera.
The Moto Z4 features better battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 29% greater battery size.
Although Moto Z4 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, giving up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most with your money.
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