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Motorola Moto X vs Samsung Galaxy S6

2.57 in
5.09 in
Motorola Moto X Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto X
2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
11
4.3 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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29
4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
51 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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Hardware

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DTSamsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory2 GB3 GB

Display

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Screen size4.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1184 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary sensor resolution10.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary resolution2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernono
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot

Design

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Height5.09 in5.65 in
Width2.57 in2.78 in
Depth0.41 in0.27 in
Weight4.59 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Talk time13.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S6