Samsung Galaxy A15 4G vs Motorola Moto G Power 5G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A15 4G (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on December 11, 2023, against the Motorola Moto G Power 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 930 and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
  • The phone is 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Power 5G
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (587K versus 522K)
  • Stereo speakers
  • 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 902 and 708 points
  • Weighs 15 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A15 4G and Motorola Moto G Power 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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4 / 128 GB
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4 / 128 GB
69.5
(Good)
Value Index
49.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 396 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.4% 83.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 187 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 160.1 mm (6.3 inches) 163.06 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) 74.8 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.45 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof No Yes
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Yellow White, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
84.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A15 4G and Motorola Moto G Power 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 MediaTek Dimensity 930
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 790
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 IMG BXM-8-256
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 1000 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A15 4G and Motorola Moto G Power 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 32758 -
Single-core score 708 902
Multi-core score 1862 2231
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
522075
587946
CPU 203294 230165
GPU 42919 69792
Memory 120509 104704
UX 155353 183285
Total score 522075 587946
Samples [18 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 130 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
11678
Web score 9148 11472
Video editing 4687 5539
Photo editing 14623 26620
Data manipulation 7719 8459
Writing score 11588 15636

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-15 (Matheos)AnTuTu 12621573
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 7 CPU664 / 2074
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Muhammedali)AnTuTu 11503324
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Yusif)AnTuTu 11531994
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 6 CPU724 / 1991
Motorola Moto G Power 5G
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM One UI 8.5 My UX
OS size 23 GB -
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (47% in 30 min) Yes (25% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:21 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:21 hr -
Watching video 15:42 hr -
Gaming 07:54 hr -
Standby 137 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Hynix Hi5022Q Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 17 mm -
Sensor SmartSense SC501CS -
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization No Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC013A CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 13 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced December 2023 April 2023
Release date December 2023 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $170 $299
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G - Motorola Moto G Power (2026)
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 10 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the gaming, battery life, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G. But if the camera, performance, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G Power 5G.

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