Motorola Moto G4 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2015)

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Moto G4 compared with Galaxy A7 (2015)

	MotorolaMoto G4	SamsungGalaxy A7 (2015)
Overview
Released
Released	2016	January 2015
Display
Screen size
Screen size	5.5″	5.5″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080	1920 × 1080
Sharpness
Sharpness	401 pixels per inch	401 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	LCD	OLED
Display type
Display type	IPS LCD, confirmed by Notebookcheck	Full HD Super AMOLED
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	–
Performance
Chip
Chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 617	Exynos 5430 (LTE single-SIM)
Memory
Memory	2 GB	2 GB
Storage
Storage	16 GB, 32 GB (better)	16 GB
CPU
CPU	Octa-core; four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.5 GHz and four at 1.2 GHz, reported by Notebookcheck	LTE single-SIM model has four 1.8 GHz plus four 1.3 GHz cores; LTE dual-SIM variant uses Qualcomm MSM8x39 with four 1.5 GHz plus four 1.0 GHz cores
GPU
GPU	Adreno 405	–
Storage type
Storage type	eMMC; microSD up to 128 GB, reported by Notebookcheck	16 GB internal storage; microSD up to 64 GB
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	13 MP	13 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	5 MP	5 MP
Main camera
Main camera	–	13 MP autofocus with LED flash
Front camera
Front camera	–	5 MP with wide selfie mode
Video recording
Video recording	1080p at 30 fps	–
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,000 mAh (better)	2,600 mAh
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	3,000 mAh non-removable battery; TurboPower charger sold separately	2,600 mAh non-removable battery
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	155 g	141 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	9.8 mm	6.3 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	153 × 76.6 mm	151 × 76.2 mm
Materials
Materials	–	Samsung calls this a metal unibody; FoneArena found a metal frame with a plastic back on its dual-SIM review unit
Sensors
Sensors	–	Accelerometer, proximity, geomagnetic, RGB, Hall and light sensors
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	Water-repellent P2i coating; not suitable for immersion	–
Speakers
Speakers	Front mono loudspeaker, reported by Notebookcheck; 3.5 mm headphone socket and FM radio	–
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, confirmed by Notebookcheck and Tech Advisor	Android 4.4 KitKat
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	4G LTE; bands differ by region	LTE Category 4 on LTE variants
SIM
SIM	Micro-SIM; dual-SIM European version reviewed by Notebookcheck	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	802.11 a/b/g/n, reported by Notebookcheck	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
NFC	None	Supported on LTE versions
USB
USB	Micro-USB and USB OTG, confirmed by Notebookcheck	USB 2.0; 3.5 mm headphone socket
Positioning
Positioning	–	A-GPS and GLONASS