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Samsung Galaxy S5


Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)


Samsung Galaxy S5
Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

Released in April 2014. Features 5.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 432 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC with up to 2 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 2,800 mAh battery.

Released in September 2014. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC with up to 2 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much thinner (23%)
  • Much better battery capacity (18%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • May have more storage
  • Fast charging battery


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S5 Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Motorola
Model - -
Release Date April 2014 September 2014
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4) Android 4.4
Dimensions
Size 142.0 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in
140.8 x 72.4 x 10.0 mm
5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in
Weight 145 g
5.11 oz
144 g
5.08 oz
Screen
Size 5.1 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 432 424
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/2.2 Standard 13 MP f/2.0 Standard
Front 2 MP f/2.4 Wide 2 MP f/2.2
Storage
Memory 2 GB 2 GB
Fixed 16 GB
32 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC -
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC
Quad-core processor
28 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 2.50 GHz Krait 400 4x 2.50 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330
Battery
Capacity 2,800 mAh 2,300 mAh
Features - Fast charging 15W
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

Samsung Galaxy S5 Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

Samsung Galaxy S5

Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

5.1"
145 g
5.11 oz

5.2"
144 g
5.08 oz