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Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

2.91 in
5.91 in
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto G5 Plus
2.85 in
5.94 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
11
4.1 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
14 %
4 stars
85 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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26
4.5 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
84 %
4 stars
7 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
4 GB

Display

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Screen size5.2 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps

Front camera

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.7
Light sourceDisplay flashLED flash

Storage

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lunar grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal

Dimensions

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Height5.91 in5.94 in
Width2.91 in2.85 in
Depth0.38 in0.3 in
Weight5.47 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Magnetometeryesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Fast charging standardMotorola TurboPowerQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Pros & Cons

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