Motorola moto g85 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

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moto g85 5G compared with Galaxy A55 5G

	Motorolamoto g85 5G	SamsungGalaxy A55 5G
Overview
Released
Released	June 2024	March 2024
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.67″	6.6″
Resolution
Resolution	2400 × 1080 (better)	2340 × 1080
Sharpness
Sharpness	395 pixels per inch (better)	390 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	1,600 nits (better)	1,000 nits
Display type
Display type	Curved pOLED, 10-bit colour and 20:9 aspect ratio	Super AMOLED, FHD+, 16M colours; 6.6″ full rectangle, 6.4″ accounting for rounded corners
Pixel density
Pixel density	395 ppi, as specified by Motorola	–
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	1,600 nits peak brightness	1,000 nits in High Brightness Mode
Screen protection
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass 5, reported by Notebookcheck	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ on the front; Samsung did not specify the rear glass type (Android Authority)
Display features
Display features	DCI-P3 colour space, 240 Hz touch sampling and 92.70% screen-to-body ratio; automatic refresh varies from 60 to 120 Hz	Adaptive refresh rate; Vision Booster; SGS Eye Care certification
Performance
Chip
Chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3	Exynos 1480
Memory
Memory	12 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB	128 GB, 256 GB
CPU
CPU	Snapdragon 6s Gen 3; two Cortex-A78 cores at 2.3 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores at 2.0 GHz, as identified by Notebookcheck	Exynos 1480 confirmed by Tech Advisor and Android Authority; octa-core, 2.75 GHz and 2 GHz; 4 nm process (Tech Advisor)
GPU
GPU	Adreno 619, identified by Notebookcheck	Xclipse 530, developed with AMD (Android Authority)
Cooling
Cooling	–	Integrated cooling system
Storage type
Storage type	12 GB physical RAM and 256 GB UFS 2.2 storage in the UK maker specification; microSD expansion up to 1 TB; RAM Boost uses storage to reach up to 24 GB combined memory	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP	50 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	8 MP	12 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	32 MP	32 MP
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP Sony LYTIA 600, f/1.79, 0.8 µm pixels with Quad Pixel binning to 1.6 µm, Quad PDAF and OIS	F1.8 wide camera, autofocus and optical image stabilisation
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	8 MP, f/2.2, 118° field of view and 1.12 µm pixels; also provides Macro Vision close-ups	F2.2
Front camera
Front camera	32 MP, f/2.4, 0.7 µm pixels with Quad Pixel binning to 1.4 µm, as specified in Motorola's European support sheet	F2.2, fixed focus, no OIS; warm or natural skin-tone options
Zoom
Zoom	–	Digital zoom up to 10×
Video recording
Video recording	UK maker sheet lists Full HD at 30 fps for both rear cameras and HD slow motion at 120 fps; Notebookcheck also reports 60 fps main-camera recording	Up to UHD 4K (3840 × 2160) at 30 fps; HD slow motion at 240 fps; OIS and VDIS; Super HDR
Front video
Front video	Full HD at 30 fps	Up to 4K at 30 fps (Android Authority)
Camera features
Camera features	Night Vision, portrait, pro, tilt-shift, panorama, RAW photos, HDR, dual capture, time-lapse, video stabilisation, gesture and smile capture, Google Lens and Google Photos Auto Enhance	5 MP F2.4 macro camera; Nightography; Edit Suggestion and Image Clipper
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	5,000 mAh	5,000 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	–	Up to 28 hours
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 30 W (better)	Up to 25 W
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	5,000 mAh; Motorola claims over 34 hours in its mixed-use test, not continuous video playback	Rated capacity 4,905 mAh; up to 25 hours LTE internet, 24 hours Wi-Fi internet and 79 hours wireless audio playback
Wired charging
Wired charging	UK technical specification and European support sheet rate charging at 30 W; UK footnote recommends a 33 W USB-A Quick Charge adaptor with QC cable or a 30 W or higher USB-C Power Delivery adaptor with compatible cable	Super Fast Charging; 25 W wall charger sold separately
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	–	Not supported (Tech Advisor and Android Authority)
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	171 g (better)	213 g
Thickness
Thickness	7.59 mm (better)	8.2 mm
Height × width
Height × width	161.91 × 73.06 mm	161.1 × 77.4 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	–	IP67
Materials
Materials	Silicone/vegan leather or PMMA/acrylic rear; 171 g for acrylic Urban Grey and 173 g for vegan-leather finishes	Aluminium frame and glass back (Tech Advisor); flat sides and raised housing around the power and volume buttons
Colours
Colours	Urban Grey, Cobalt Blue and Olive Green	Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Lemon, Awesome Navy
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	Water-repellent design in the European support sheet; no numerical rating in the UK technical specification	Tested for up to 30 minutes in 1 m of fresh water; not advised for beach or pool use; resistance may diminish over time
Biometrics
Biometrics	In-display fingerprint reader; face recognition listed in European maker support	In-display fingerprint reader (Tech Advisor)
Sensors
Sensors	Proximity, ambient light, accelerometer, gyroscope, SAR sensor and magnetometer	Accelerometer, fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, light sensor, virtual proximity sensing
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos; no headphone socket	Stereo speakers; USB-C audio, no 3.5 mm headphone socket
Microphones
Microphones	Two microphones	–
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 14	Android 14 with One UI 6.1
Software updates
Software updates	Maker support lists an upgrade to Android 16 and security updates until June 2028; UK product sheet specifies four years of security support	Up to four generations of Android and One UI upgrades and five years of security updates promised at launch; current UK spec page lists security support until 31 March 2028
AI features
AI features	–	Circle to Search with Google, available after a software update; Edit Suggestion and Image Clipper
Safety features
Safety features	Moto Secure privacy controls and Family Space screen-time and profile controls	Samsung Knox Vault isolates PINs, passwords and other private information
In the box
In the box	UK maker list includes USB-A to USB-C cable, guides, SIM tool and protective case; charger not listed	USB-C to USB-C cable; no charger (Tech Advisor)
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	5G n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78; LTE, WCDMA and GSM	5G Sub6 FDD and TDD; 4G LTE FDD and TDD; 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIM
SIM	Physical SIM plus eSIM in the UK maker specification	Dual SIM; nano-SIM and hybrid nano-SIM/microSD slot, or eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac on 2.4 and 5 GHz	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM; Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.3
NFC
NFC	Supported in the UK maker specification	Supported
USB
USB	USB-C, USB 2.0	USB Type-C, USB 2.0; no Samsung DeX
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, A-GPS, LTEPP, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou and QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS