Motorola Moto E5 Play vs Samsung Galaxy A51 Specs Comparison

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7.2	7.0
Motorola Moto E5 Play	Samsung Galaxy A51
Released · May 16, 2018	Released · Dec 27, 2019
5.2-inch	6.5-inch
Single camera	Quad camera
2GB · 16GB	4GB · 128GB
2800 mAh	4000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches 151 x 74 x 8.85 mm	6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.29 oz (150.0 g)	6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Technology
LCD	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
66.84 %	87.37 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Mali-G72 MP3
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB	128GB, available to use: 105.9 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 22min

Browsing

11h 35min

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

6h 40min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 40 mm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	32 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Nov 28, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA515FN
Measured SAR
Head: 1.35 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg	Head: 0.89 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg Phablet: 2.76 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 400
In The Box
Charger and USB cable

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Dec 12, 2019

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

for Verizon


4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

for AT&T


4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)

for Sprint


4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)

for Europe


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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Motorola Moto E5 Play Specs	Samsung Galaxy A51 Specs
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