Motorola Moto E5 Play vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto E5 Play

Motorola Moto E5 Play

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)

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Motorola Moto E5 Play or Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto E5 Play Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)
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Release date 2018, April 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151 x 74 x 9 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.91 in 142.7 x 70.1 x 8.9 mm | 5.62 x 5.62 x 2.76 in
Weight 150 g | 5.29 oz 152 g | 5.36 oz
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Colors Black, Dark lake, Flash gray Black, Blue, Gold
Battery 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.7% 68.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 282 PPI 294 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.0, 1.12 µm, AF -8 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 5 MP, f/2.2
Functions LED flash

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8920 Snapdragon 427 (28 nm)
- Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 308 Mali-T720
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 146
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 358
GeekBench 4 Single Core 648
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1821

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
-4G - LTE 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 14(700) - AT&T
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W
- Splash resistant
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto E Play (5th Gen.) For USA

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy J3 Star for T-Mobile; Galaxy Amp Prime 3 for Cricket

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