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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-07-08 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Surfing blue |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 439.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 5G Plus is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, getting a overall score of 82.6 against 79.3. Motorola Moto G 5G Plus's design is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+'s, although it's notably thicker and much heavier. Motorola Moto G 5G Plus counts with a little better performance than Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus also has a higher number of faster cores.
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ counts with a more vivid screen than Moto G 5G Plus, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a quite better 2560 x 1440px resolution. The Moto G 5G Plus captures better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Moto G 5G Plus also has a back facing camera with a way better 48 mega-pixels resolution, a bigger aperture and a way bigger sensor taking lot better quality photos and videos.
Moto G 5G Plus features a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Moto G 5G Plus also has an external memory slot that allows up to 1000 GB. The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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