Samsung Galaxy A22 vs Motorola Moto G14
40
out of 100
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45
out of 100
Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A22 (with MediaTek Helio G80) that was released on June 3, 2021, against the Motorola Moto G14, which is powered by Unisoc Tiger T616 and came out 2 years and 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A22
- Higher display refresh rate β 90 Hz
- Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (593 against 474 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 521 and 452 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G14
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- 48% higher pixel density (405 vs 274 PPI)
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (388K versus 338K)
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- The phone is 2 years and 2 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
Review
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 274 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 390 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.3% | 85.7% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
| RGB color space | 140.9% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 127 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 6 ms | 31 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | 1080:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) | 161.46 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 73.82 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP52 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Gray, Blue, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G80 | Unisoc Tiger T616 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | No |
| Graphics | Mali G52 MC2 | Mali-G57 MP1 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 32 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS | ~48 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 512 |
| Single-core score | 521 | 452 |
| Multi-core score | 1568 | 1490 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 139860 | 155412 |
| GPU | 26724 | 17851 |
| Memory | 82531 | 109344 |
| UX | 89370 | 105551 |
| Total score | 338485 | 388158 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics score | - | 54 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 173 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5872 | 8248 |
| Video editing | 4857 | 4823 |
| Photo editing | 11129 | 16913 |
| Data manipulation | 5981 | 5662 |
| Writing score | 6856 | 9412 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-05 (Giba) | AnTuTu 11 | 338485 |
| π 2026-06-02 (Erick Santiago Mendez Garcia) | AnTuTu 11 | 318039 |
Motorola Moto G14
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-11-23 (Explosivo) | AnTuTu 11 | 370494 |
| π 2025-10-11 -> Miojinho | Geekbench 6 GPU | 512 |
| π 2025-10-11 -> Miojinho | Geekbench 6 CPU | 451 / 1359 |
| π 2025-10-11 -> Miojinho | AnTuTu 11 | 388158 |
| π 2024-09-04 (Trizen) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 452 / 1551 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI Core 5.0 | My UX |
| OS size | 18.1 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (23% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 50 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 1:46 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:51 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:45 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:51 hr | - |
| Standby | 121 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4096 x 2048 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | June 2021 | August 2023 |
| Release date | June 2021 | August 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $230 | $120 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A24 4G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.52 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.59 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 15 W | Yes, 15 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Moto G14 is definitely a better buy.
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