Samsung Galaxy A17 5G vs Motorola Moto G Power (2026)

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A17 5G (with Exynos 1330) that was released on August 6, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G Power (2026), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
8 / 128 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (632K versus 551K)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 963 and 770 points
  • Weighs 16 grams less
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Power (2026)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Shows 29% longer battery life (23:46 vs 18:27 hours)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Stereo speakers
  • Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (848 against 731 nits)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A17 5G and Motorola Moto G Power (2026) 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
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)

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Currency
4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
89.8
(Very good)
Value Index
76.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2388 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
PPI 385 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 86% 87.2%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 12 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
731 nits
848 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) 166.62 mm (6.56 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 77.1 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 8.72 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Waterproof IP54 Yes
Rear material Glass Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Blue Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.15/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A17 5G and Motorola Moto G Power (2026)
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1330 MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP2 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 949 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~121.5 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A17 5G and Motorola Moto G Power (2026)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1318 -
Single-core score 963 770
Multi-core score 2193 2013
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
632461
CPU 246966 194234
GPU 43707 61861
Memory 151590 114801
UX 190198 180995
Total score 632461 551891
Samples [16 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 139 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10836 16476
Video editing 6753 6381
Photo editing 20957 23907
Data manipulation 9036 8013
Writing score 16436 15081

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-08 (Đỗ Đông Điền)AnTuTu 11632633
📘 2026-09-07 (Tom Pearl)AnTuTu 12754245
📘 2026-08-29 (Điền)AnTuTu 11516874
📘 2026-08-09 (NonameD)AnTuTu 11652673
📘 2026-07-28 -> Hamzax107AnTuTu 11657350
Motorola Moto G Power (2026)
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 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 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1536 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 16
ROM One UI 8.5 -
OS updates 6 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 1:30 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:03 hr 11:06 hr
Watching video 11:31 hr 14:56 hr
Gaming 04:29 hr 05:33 hr
Standby 98 hr 99 hr
General battery life
18:27 hr
23:46 hr

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 No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens - 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC501 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization No -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC13A0 -
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 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
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced August 2025 December 2025
Release date August 2025 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $299
SAR (head) 0.67 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.97 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*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 G Power (2026) is definitely a better buy.

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