Samsung Galaxy J5 vs Motorola Moto G 4G (2nd gen) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J5

Samsung Galaxy J5

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Motorola Moto G 4G (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto G 4G (2nd gen)

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Samsung Galaxy J5 or Motorola Moto G 4G (2nd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J5 Motorola Moto G 4G (2nd gen)
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Release date 2015, June 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.83 in 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm | 5.57 x 5.57 x 2.78 in
Weight 146 g | 5.15 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors White, Black, Gold Black
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2390 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.5% 68.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF -8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Functions LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 2 MP
Functions LED flash

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 305
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 80
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 226
GeekBench 4 Single Core 491
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1201
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 869

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: J500F/J700FN (Global Single-SIM); J500F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J500G/DS (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand); J500Y (Australia, New Zealand); J500M (LATAM); J500M/DS (Brazil); J500H/DS

- Also known as Motorola XT1072, Motorola Moto G LTE (2nd Gen.), Motorola Moto G 4G (2015)

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