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Motorola Moto G4 Play

Samsung Galaxy A5
Motorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy A5

Released in August 2016. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,800 mAh battery.

Released in December 2014. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Much better battery capacity (18%)
  • Lighter (11%)
  • Much thinner (48%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera

Specifications

Motorola Moto G4 Play Samsung Galaxy A5
Specifications
Brand Motorola Samsung
Model - -
Release Date August 2016 December 2014
Operating System Android 6.0 TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4)
Dimensions
Size 144.4 x 72.0 x 9.9 mm
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.39 in		 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in
Weight 137 g
4.83 oz		 123 g
4.34 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 720 x 1,280 pixels
PPI 294 294
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 8 MP f/2.2 13 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front 5 MP f/2.2 5 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory 1 GB
2 GB		 2 GB
Fixed 8 GB
16 GB		 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 306
Battery
Capacity 2,800 mAh 2,300 mAh
Features - -
Removable True False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto G4 Play Samsung Galaxy A5

Motorola Moto G4 Play

Samsung Galaxy A5

5.0"
137 g
4.83 oz

5.0"
123 g
4.34 oz