Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos

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Comparing the Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos runs at 1.9 GHz, making Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB the better performer.


Display: Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers 5.1 inches, making Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB and Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers a higher battery capacity with 2800 mAh, while Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2300 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB and Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
69%

Release Date

04 Oct, 2014
20 Mar, 2015

Performance

Snapdragon 801
Samsung Exynos 5 5422
(upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
2 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
2800 mAh

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(6,137 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Oct 04, 2014
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

N/A
TouchWiz UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Samsung Exynos 5 5422

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

424 ppi
432 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.96 %
69.49 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

140.8 mm
142 mm

Width

72.4 mm
72.5 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

144 grams
146 grams

Water Resistance

Yes
Yes IP67

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.2
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6ISO-CELL

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5312 x 2988 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Dual Video Recording
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
2800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 21 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes

Infrared Sensor

N/A
Yes

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope