Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo vs Motorola Moto X Play Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

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Motorola Moto X Play

Motorola Moto X Play

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo or Motorola Moto X Play Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Motorola Moto X Play
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Release date 2015, August 2015, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in 148 x 75 x 10.9 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.95 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 169 g | 5.96 oz
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Colors Black, Gray, Gold Black, White
Battery 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3630 mAh,  Non-removable
Battery life Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 73 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" in 5.5" in
Screen area 71.7 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.6% 74.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 21 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF -21 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.4'', 1.1µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset - Exynos 7580 Octa - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 105 114
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 403 354
GeekBench 4 Single Core 641 639
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3067 1652
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1979 1778

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G903F 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G903W
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G903F 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700) - G903W
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1562 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1563 (SS)
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - XT1562 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700) - XT1563 (SS) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.46 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging
- Splash and dust resistant
Versions
- Versions: G903F (Europe); G903W (Canada)

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