Motorola Moto G 5G (2024) vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 12, 2024	Oct 07, 2024	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	4GB/128GB - $230 | €249	6GB/128GB - $399

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.95 x 0.32 inches 164.4 x 75 x 8.2 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)	6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 inches (~0.34 inches with camera bump) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.84 oz / 194.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Sage Green	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green	Lavender, Black, White, Lime

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.98% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
1612x720px, 20:9 ratio, 267 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	736 (Poor)	1748 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SM4375 (6 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A78 6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G68 MP2	Adreno 710
Memory
4GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (14)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
843	965	1019
GeekBench 6 Multi
1868	1875	2915
3D Mark High
311	367	914
3D Mark Low
304	360	909

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3	5.4
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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