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Motorola Moto G4 Play


Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)


Motorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Released in August 2016. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,800 mAh battery.

Released in December 2015. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,900 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Lighter (13%)
  • Much thinner (36%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (31%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • Much more processing power (50%)
  • Slightly better battery capacity (3%)
  • Fast charging battery


Specifications

Motorola Moto G4 Play Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Specifications
Brand Motorola Samsung
Model - -
Release Date August 2016 December 2015
Operating System Android 6.0 TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1)
Dimensions
Size 144.4 x 72.0 x 9.9 mm
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.39 in
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in
Weight 137 g
4.83 oz
155 g
5.47 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 294 424
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 8 MP f/2.2 13 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 5 MP f/2.2 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 1 GB
2 GB
2 GB
Fixed 8 GB
16 GB
16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T720 MP2
Battery
Capacity 2,800 mAh 2,900 mAh
Features - Fast charging 18W
Removable True False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto G4 Play Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Motorola Moto G4 Play

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

5.0"
137 g
4.83 oz

5.2"
155 g
5.47 oz