Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S5 and Motorola Moto X 2

The comparison of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Motorola Moto X 2 smartphones’ specifications. This comparison table helps to choose the most fitting smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900)
Samsung Galaxy S5
Motorola Moto X 2 (XT1093/XT1095/XT1096/XT1097)
Motorola Moto X 2
Release date
2014 2015
Price
Body
Weight
5.11 oz 5.08 oz
Dimensions
5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inch 5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 inch
Colors
charcoal black, copper gold, electric blue, shimmery white back, black-leather, white-bamboo
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
System
OS version
Android OS v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS v5.0 (Lollipop)
SoC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
CPU
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU
Adreno 330 Adreno 330
Performance
Display
Display type
Super AMOLED AMOLED
Screen size
5.1 inch 5.2 inch
Resolution
1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Multitouch support
yes yes
Refresh rate
Brightness
Memory
RAM
2 GB 2 GB
Internal storage
16 GB 16 GB
Memory card slot
microSD no
Camera
Main camera
16 MP, 5312 x 2988 px, autofocus 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 px, autofocus
Flash
LED Dual LED
Selfie camera
2 MP 2 MP
Connectivity
GSM 2G bands
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Network coverage
2G / 3G / 4G 2G / 3G / 4G
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou A-GPS
NFC
yes yes
FM radio
yes no
USB
USB host microUSB 2.0
Headphone
3.5 mm jack 3.5 mm jack
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 2800 mAh Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Charger
Features
Sensors
accelerometer, barometer, compass, gesture, gyroscope, heart rate, proximity accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity
Specials
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Water resistant

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