Motorola Moto G5 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Specs Comparison
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| Motorola Moto G5 | Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) |
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Released
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Mar 11, 2017
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Released
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Jan 13, 2017
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5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
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4.7-inch · 1280x720px
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Single camera
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Single camera
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2GB · 16GB
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2GB · 16GB
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2800 mAh
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2350 mAh
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Feb 26, 2017 | Jan 02, 2017 |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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| 5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches 144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm |
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm |
| Weight | |
| 5.13 oz / 145.5 g | 4.87 oz / 138.0 g |
| Materials | |
| Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic |
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum |
| Resistance | |
| Splash | Water, Dust; IP68 |
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) |
| Features | |
| Touch sensitive control keys | |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key |
| Colors | |
| Gold, Gray | Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist |
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body | 4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body |
| Type | |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Resolution | |
| 1920x1080px, 441 PPI | 1280x720px, 312 PPI |
PhoneArena Display Test
| Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested |
| Bright Min | |
| 4 (Poor) | 1 (Excellent) |
Learn more on our
PhoneArena Display Test Results page.
Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53 | Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 505 | Mali-T830 MP2 |
| Memory | |
| 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB | 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB |
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 128 GB | microSDXC up to 256 GB |
| OS | |
| Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) | Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) |
Battery
| Type | |
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| 2800 mAh, Li - Ion | 2350 mAh |
| Charging | |
| Fast charging | |
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Single camera |
| Main camera | |
| 13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 |
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 |
| Flash | |
| LED | LED |
| Video recording | |
| 1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing | 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing |
| Front | |
| 5 MP (Wide Angle) | 8 MP |
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 4.2, Yes | 4.2 |
| WLAN | |
| a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n | a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac |
| USB | |
| microUSB, USB 2.0 | Type-C |
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass |
| Other | |
| Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 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 | |
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 |
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 38, 41 | 40 |
| 3G Bands | |
| 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 | 5, 8, 2, 1 |
| Data Speed | |
| LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA | LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | |
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| Date approved: Dec 21, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA320F | |
| Measured SAR | |
| Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 0.74 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.94 W/kg |
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Alternative variants
| Dual SIM | Yes |
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