Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Motorola Moto G5 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
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Motorola Moto G5
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Motorola Moto G5
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Mar 11, 2017
4.7-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
2350 mAh
2800 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Feb 26, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g 5.13 oz / 145.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist Gold, Gray

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI 1920x1080px, 441 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 505
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2350 mAh 2800 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

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

Cellular

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
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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