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

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB vs Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating 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 16GB 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 16GB offers 5.1 inches, making Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the better display of the two.


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


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


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


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


User Rating: Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB has a rating of 3.9.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB
₹21,999
(Discontinued)
Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB
₹23,999
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
69%

Release Date

27 Mar, 2014
04 Oct, 2014

Performance

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

Display

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

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
2 MP

Battery

2800 mAh
2300 mAh
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(11,676 ratings)
4.2/5
(6,137 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 04, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Processor

Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP6
Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

432 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.49 %
72.96 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

142 mm
140.8 mm

Width

72.5 mm
72.4 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

145 grams
144 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP67
Yes

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes Assist Beam autofocus
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2800 mAh
2300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(2G)
N/A

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 1.2 W/kg Body: 1.58 W/kg
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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A

Infrared Sensor

Yes
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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