Motorola Moto G5 vs Samsung Galaxy A50

Motorola Moto G5

Samsung Galaxy A50

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat12, 603 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Front glass, plastic body
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

144.3 mm

158.5 mm
Width

73 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

9.5 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

145 g

186 g
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Fine Gold, Lunar Grey

Black, Blue, Coral, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.0 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

441 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0

25 MP, f/1.7
8 MP, f/2.2
5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

-

6024 x 4024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, auto-HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

-

81
DxOMark zoom

-

27
DxOMark video

-

67
DxOMark camera score

-

76

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

-

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity