Motorola Moto G5 vs Samsung Galaxy A71 Specs Comparison

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7.0
Motorola Moto G5
8.2
Samsung Galaxy A71
Motorola Moto G5 Samsung Galaxy A71
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · Jan 31, 2020
5.0-inch
6.7-inch
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 16GB
6GB · 128GB
2800 mAh
4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches
163.6 x 76 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.13 oz (145.5 g) 6.31 oz (179.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: 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
Gold, Gray Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch 6.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
LCD Super AMOLED Plus
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
65.53 % 87.24 %
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) Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 470
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 618
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB 128GB, available to use: 106.1 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 59min
Browsing
11h 32min
Video
11h 38min
Gaming
12h 46min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 12 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 25 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)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 32 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) 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), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 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 Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Dec 12, 2019

Alternative variants

with 8 GB RAM
RAM 8GB
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