Motorola Moto E5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Specs Comparison

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7.2
Motorola Moto E5 Plus
7.4
Samsung Galaxy S25
Motorola Moto E5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S25
5000 mAh
4000 mAh
6.0-inch · 1440x720px
6.2-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
12GB · 128GB
Released · Feb 07, 2025
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Jan 22, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/128GB - $799 | €899
12GB/256GB - $859
12GB/512GB - $959

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches
161.9 x 75.3 x 9.35 mm
5.78 x 2.78 x 0.28 inches (~0.33 inches with camera bump)
146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm (~8.45 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g 5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, Blue Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.37% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 91.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 268 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 2394 (Excellent)
Bright Min
7 (Poor) 0.86 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 (28 nm) Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL
6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 830
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0)
12GB/256GB
12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (15), up to 7 OS updates
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 3031
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 9626
3D Mark High
Untested 5959
3D Mark Low
Untested 2500

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
7h 6min
Browsing
18h 29min
Video
8h 1min
Gaming
12h 20min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Samsung GN3
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Sensor name: Sony IMX564
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto)
Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 67 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.94"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
12 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
147
Overall
151
Photo
142
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 26, 2024
FCC ID value: A3LSMS931U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.13 W/kg
Body: 0.81 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 5 MP front camera
Front 5 MP
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $860
with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
With 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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