Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G5 Plus

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Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)

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Motorola Moto G5 Plus or Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)
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Release date 2017, February 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.2 x 74 x 7.7 mm | 5.91 x 5.91 x 2.91 in 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.61 x 5.61 x 2.74 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 152 g | 5.36 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Lunar Grey, Fine Gold Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.1" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.1% 72.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, dual pixel PDAF -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM; 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 184482
GeekBench 5 Single Core 145 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 536 1154
GeekBench 4 Single Core 834
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4112
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2889
GeekBench 4 Battery 3181

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1687 (USA)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1687 (USA) 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - XT1687 (USA) 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1684, XT1685
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 38(2600), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - XT1687 (USA) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - XT1684, XT1685
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - G930V, G930R
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G930A, G930V 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G930V, G930R 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930T
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930A 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - G930V 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 20(800) - G930T 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G930R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass (USA model only) - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
- Splash and dust resistant

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-ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-PMA wireless charging
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: XT1684 (Single SIM); XT1685 (Dual SIM); XT1687 (USA)

- Versions: G930A (AT&T, Cricket); G930P (Sprint, Boost, Virgin Mobile); G930V (Verizon); G930T (T-Mobile, Metro PCS); G930R (US Cellular); G930U (Unlock model)

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