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Samsung Galaxy A5

Motorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy A5
Motorola Moto G4 Play

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.

Released in August 2016. 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 2,800 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Lighter (11%)
  • Much thinner (48%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Much better battery capacity (18%)

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 Motorola Moto G4 Play
Specifications
Brand Samsung Motorola
Model - -
Release Date December 2014 August 2016
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4) Android 6.0
Dimensions
Size 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in		 144.4 x 72.0 x 9.9 mm
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.39 in
Weight 123 g
4.34 oz		 137 g
4.83 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 13 MP f/2.0 Wide 8 MP f/2.2
Front 5 MP f/2.2 Wide 5 MP f/2.2
Storage
Memory 2 GB 1 GB
2 GB
Fixed 16 GB 8 GB
16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 306
Battery
Capacity 2,300 mAh 2,800 mAh
Features - -
Removable False True
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A5 Motorola Moto G4 Play

Samsung Galaxy A5

Motorola Moto G4 Play

5.0"
123 g
4.34 oz

5.0"
137 g
4.83 oz