Motorola Moto G5 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
Motorola Moto G5 Samsung Galaxy A50
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · Mar 15, 2019
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 128GB
2800 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.13 oz (145.5 g) 5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Back: 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
Gold, Gray Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
65.53 % 85.24 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 25 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, 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 Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 41 Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 11, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.34 W/kg
Body: 0.45 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 1.07 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 350

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Feb 25, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
with 6 GB RAM
Memory 6GB/64GB
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66(AWS-3)
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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