Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Specs Comparison

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8.0
Motorola Moto G5 Plus
5.6
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
Released · Mar 31, 2017
Released · Mar 15, 2024
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.6-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$229 $369

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches
150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm
6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches
161.7 x 78.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 67.18% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 84.75% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1531 (Good)
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 1.4 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78
4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 506 Mali-G68 MP5
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
2GB/32GB
3GB/32GB
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (14)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1027
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 2937
3D Mark High
Untested 811
3D Mark Low
Untested 807

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 12min
Browsing
14h 40min
Video
8h 15min
Gaming
9h 55min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 13 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
130
Overall
138
Photo
123
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
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 Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

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 Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 2GB/32GB
With 8GB RAM 128GB internal storage
Memory 8GB/128GB
no compass
Memory 3GB/32GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 29
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Other NFC
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
Dual SIM Yes
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