Motorola Moto G5 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Mar 28, 2016

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches 144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm	5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.13 oz / 145.5 g	5.57 oz / 158.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Gold, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 70.63% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	1280x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 306
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion	3100 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
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, RDS

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28	1, 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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Micro SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
	Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G5 Specs	Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Specs
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