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Motorola Moto G4 Play


Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)


Motorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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 January 2017. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7880 with up to 3 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Lighter (15%)
  • Much thinner (25%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (31%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (58%)
  • Better battery capacity (7%)
  • Fast charging battery


Specifications

Motorola Moto G4 Play Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Specifications
Brand Motorola Samsung
Model - -
Release Date August 2016 January 2017
Operating System Android 6.0 TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0)
Dimensions
Size 144.4 x 72.0 x 9.9 mm
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.39 in
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in
Weight 137 g
4.83 oz
157 g
5.54 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 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 5 MP f/2.2 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 1 GB
2 GB
3 GB
Fixed 8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
Samsung Exynos 7880
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53 8x 1.90 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T830 MP3
Battery
Capacity 2,800 mAh 3,000 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 False
USB Type-C False True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto G4 Play Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Motorola Moto G4 Play

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

5.0"
137 g
4.83 oz

5.2"
157 g
5.54 oz