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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-08-16 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
Motorola One Action has a general score of 78.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 general score. The Motorola One Action design is newer than Galaxy S5 Active's, but it is just a bit thicker and a bit heavier. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a much better screen than Motorola One Action, although it has a quite inferior number of pixels per inch in the screen, a bit smaller display and a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution.
The Galaxy S5 Active features a bit faster processor than Motorola One Action, because although it has 4 less CPU cores (although they are faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Motorola One Action features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a back camera with a much worse 12 MP resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Motorola One Action counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Motorola One Action counts with better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
Although Motorola One Action is a better device, it is way 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. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the Motorola One Action, otherwise you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy S5 Active, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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