Motorola Moto E5 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto E5 Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)
Released · May 01, 2018
Released · Jun 13, 2018
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
4000 mAh
2600 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Jun 07, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 8.95 mm
5.62 x 2.76 x 0.35 inches
142.7 x 70.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.14 oz / 174.0 g 5.36 oz / 152.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray Silver

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 68.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD TFT
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308 Mali-T720 MP1
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 2600 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 66, 71 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 04, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ337A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.22 W/kg
Body: 1.02 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM, no NFC
Dual SIM Yes
for AT&T Prepaid
Colors Black
International version
Rear Single camera
Main camera 13 MP (PDAF)
Colors Gold, Gray
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for Verizon
System chip Samsung Exynos 7884A
Processor Octa-core
1350 MHz
ARM-Cortex A73 and ARM-Cortex A53
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
FCC approval Date approved: May 07, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ337V
Measured SAR Head: 1.14 W/kg
Body: 0.92 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg
for Sprint and Boost Mobile
System chip Samsung Exynos 7884A
Processor Octa-core
1350 MHz
ARM-Cortex A73 and ARM-Cortex A53
4G (FDD) Bands 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands 41
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71
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