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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-03-12 | 2020-07-08 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Black | Surfing blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | LCD |
| 311 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G 5G Plus has a global score of 82.6, which is just a bit better than Galaxy XCover 5's score of 78.1. The Moto G 5G Plus construction is somewhat heavier but a bit thinner than Galaxy XCover 5, and they were released with only a few months difference. The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy XCover 5. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 cores.
The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus features a little more vivid display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels, a bigger screen and a higher pixels amount per screen inch. Galaxy XCover 5 features a bit bigger memory to install games and applications than Moto G 5G Plus, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Moto G 5G Plus counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures, a back facing camera with way more mega pixels and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Motorola Moto G 5G Plus has a much better battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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