Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 vs Moto Z2

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 vs Moto Z2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Moto Z2 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 runs at 1.9 GHz, making Moto Z2 the better performer.


Display: Moto Z2 offers a screen size of 5.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 offers 5.7 inches, making Moto Z2 the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 and Moto Z2 feature the same Super AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 and Moto Z2 feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Moto Z2 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 offers a higher battery capacity with 3600 mAh, while Moto Z2 offers 2900 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Moto Z2 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 offers 32 GB, making Moto Z2 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

15 Mar, 2017
28 Dec, 2018
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Snapdragon 835
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
16 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
16 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
3600 mAh
2900 mAh
6500 mAh
Quick Charging
Turbo Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Great display
  • Great battery life
  • Good cameras
  • Samsung Pay Support
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Price could have been lower
  • No Nougat
  • No OIS support for the rear camera
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5
(586 ratings)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 15, 2017
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core, 1.9 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core 1.9 GHz, Quad core
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP3
Adreno 540
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

3 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

386 ppi
568 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.44 %
N/A
92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

156.8 mm
N/A
162.7 mm

Width

77.6 mm
N/A
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
N/A
7.19 mm

Weight

186 grams
N/A
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle27 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-LED CCT Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

3600 mAh
2900 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging
Yes Turbo Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.294 W/kg
N/A
N/A

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) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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