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Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

Samsung Galaxy A5
Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)
Samsung Galaxy A5

Released in September 2014. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 with up to 1 GB memory and 8 GB storage. It has 2,070 mAh battery.

Released in December 2014. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.
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  • Much lighter (21%)
  • Much thinner (64%)
  • OLED screen
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Better battery capacity (10%)
  • It has NFC

Specifications

Motorola Moto G (2nd gen) Samsung Galaxy A5
Specifications
Brand Motorola Samsung
Model - -
Release Date September 2014 December 2014
Operating System Android 4.4 TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4)
Dimensions
Size 141.5 x 70.7 x 11.0 mm
5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in		 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in
Weight 149 g
5.26 oz		 123 g
4.34 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 720 x 1,280 pixels
PPI 294 294
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 8 MP f/2.0 13 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front 2 MP f/2.2 5 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory 1 GB 2 GB
Fixed 8 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDHC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A7 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306
Battery
Capacity 2,070 mAh 2,300 mAh
Features - -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC False True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto G (2nd gen) Samsung Galaxy A5

Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

Samsung Galaxy A5

5.0"
149 g
5.26 oz

5.0"
123 g
4.34 oz