Samsung Galaxy A15 5G vs Motorola Moto G54 5G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A15 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus) that was released on December 11, 2023, against the Motorola Moto G54 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7020 and came out 3 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 5G
  • Delivers 67% higher peak brightness (782 against 469 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G54 5G
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Shows 12% longer battery life (25:29 vs 22:46 hours)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (639K versus 507K)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A15 5G and Motorola Moto G54 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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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
53.8
(Average)
Value Index
28.8
(Mediocre)

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 Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 560 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.4% 85.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99% 99.8%
PWM 90 Hz Not detected
Response time 1 ms 24 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1640:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
782 nits
469 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.1 mm (6.3 inches) 161.56 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) 73.82 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.89 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Waterproof No IP52
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Yellow Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
85.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A15 5G and Motorola Moto G54 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus MediaTek Dimensity 7020
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
L3 cache 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 IMG BXM-8-256
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 962 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~123.1 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A15 5G and Motorola Moto G54 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
923
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2248
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1263 -
Single-core score 675 923
Multi-core score 1957 2248
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
507542
639509
CPU 217616 249528
GPU 41857 53947
Memory 108852 144109
UX 139217 191925
Total score 507542 639509
Samples [6 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 132 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12479
Web score 8902 13142
Video editing 4692 5885
Photo editing 15554 27513
Data manipulation 7068 9228
Writing score 10187 15527

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 -> BulboAnTuTu 12608209
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 -> BulboAnTuTu 12608209
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 GPU1245
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 CPU675 / 1791
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (Gota)Geekbench 6 CPU675 / 1957
Motorola Moto G54 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (nnyiskull)AnTuTu 12751682
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Murilo)AnTuTu 11585043
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (SANDER)AnTuTu 11688346
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (PhosperX)AnTuTu 11662065
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-12 (Mtsls_09)AnTuTu 11637265

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
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 15)
ROM One UI 7.0 Hello UI
OS size 20 GB 19 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 Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 33 min)
Full charging time 1:23 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:02 hr 09:34 hr
Watching video 13:42 hr 13:33 hr
Gaming 07:43 hr 05:02 hr
Standby 97 hr 140 hr
General battery life
22:46 hr
25:29 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
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)
Angle of widest lens - 118Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Hynix Hi5022Q -
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
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 4160 x 3120 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
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced December 2023 September 2023
Release date December 2023 September 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $179
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G - Motorola Moto G56 5G
SAR (head) 0.8 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.46 W/kg -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 20 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G54 5G. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G.

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