Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Motorola Moto G Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

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Motorola Moto G

Motorola Moto G

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) or Motorola Moto G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Motorola Moto G
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Release date 2017, June 2013, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.2 x 71.3 x 8 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.81 in 129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm | 5.11 x 5.11 x 2.59 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Blue, Pink, Gold, Black Black (front panel), 7 color options (back panel)
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2070 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 83 h
Talking time - Up to 24 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 4.5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 55.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 65.2%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 282 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF -5 MP, f/2.4, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 1.3 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/1.9 1.3 MP
Functions LED flash

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Adreno 305
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - Global
32 GB, 2 GB RAM - LATAM, SEA
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - Pro edition
8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 118
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447
GeekBench 4 Single Core 705 427
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3367 1093
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2268 690

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.79 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: J530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J530Y/DS (Malaysia); J530FM/DS (UAE) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J5 Pro (2017) with 32GB/3GB RAM; Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

- Also known as Motorola Moto G X1032 Available as Moto G Forte with Moto G Grip Shell back panel

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