Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs Motorola Moto G54 5G
64 out of 100
VS
57 out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Motorola Moto G54 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7020 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
- Delivers 109% higher peak brightness (978 against 467 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (595K versus 462K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1007 and 884 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G54 5G
- Shows 11% longer battery life (24:17 vs 21:52 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 25 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The phone is 6 months newer
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.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 560 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.8% | 85.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 253 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 1 ms | 24 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1640:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 161.56 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 73.82 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.89 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP52 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | MediaTek Dimensity 7020 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | IMG BXM-8-256 |
| GPU shading units | 320 | 144 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~608 GFLOPS | ~259.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 198418 | 150008 |
| GPU | 133983 | 77511 |
| Memory | 110679 | 114147 |
| UX | 152279 | 121021 |
| Total score | 595359 | 462500 |
| Samples | [60 tests] | [20 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.6 °C | 47 °C |
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2818 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10326 | - |
| Video editing | 7239 | - |
| Photo editing | 25806 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10004 | - |
| Writing score | 15967 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | My UX |
| OS size | 28 GB | 19 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 33 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:04 hr | 08:39 hr |
| Watching video | 14:16 hr | 12:58 hr |
| Gaming | 05:24 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 106 hr | 136 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 | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 118° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 53 | - |
| Zoom | 79 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | September 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | September 2023 |
| Launch price | $490 | $179 |
| SAR (head) | 0.69 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.34 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 33 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
- Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
