Samsung Galaxy A34 5G vs Motorola Moto G84 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A34 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Motorola Moto G84 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (741K versus 610K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1047 and 913 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G84 5G
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Shows 11% longer battery life (24:24 vs 22:02 hours)
- Weighs 30.7 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 390 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 85.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | 146.4% |
| PWM | 253 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) | 160 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 168.3 g (5.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP54 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Purple | Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MC4 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2435 | 1404 |
| Single-core score | 1047 | 913 |
| Multi-core score | 2543 | 2030 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 299339 | 243901 |
| GPU | 79444 | 56804 |
| Memory | 125398 | 152968 |
| UX | 237446 | 156581 |
| Total score | 741627 | 610255 |
| Samples | [31 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 238 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 639 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10948 | 12401 |
| Video editing | 7467 | 4770 |
| Photo editing | 18941 | 24498 |
| Data manipulation | 10634 | 9779 |
| Writing score | 14594 | 14850 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Ano) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2720 |
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Anonymous) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1020 / 2514 |
| 📘 2026-09-04 -> PolarisDeOstian | AnTuTu 11 | 780307 |
| 📘 2026-09-04 (Polaris) | AnTuTu 11 | 780307 |
| 📘 2026-08-05 (Thomaz Tescaro) | AnTuTu 11 | 788166 |
Motorola Moto G84 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-09-06 (Vaqif) | AnTuTu 11 | 610255 |
| 📘 2025-08-06 (X) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1412 |
| 📘 2025-08-06 (X) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 904 / 2041 |
| 📘 2024-07-26 (Francescolli) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1411 |
| 📘 2024-07-26 (Francescolli) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 915 / 2051 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | My UX |
| OS size | 38 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (49% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:55 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:38 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 13:33 hr | 13:58 hr |
| Gaming | 05:31 hr | 05:09 hr |
| Standby | 115 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8160 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 | 480 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4HAYX | Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H7AF |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC5035 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 45 | - |
| Preview | 48 | - |
| Zoom | 76 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | OmniVision OV16A1Q |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 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 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 | 5.1 |
| 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 | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 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 | August 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $390 | $249 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G | - Motorola Moto G86 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.55 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.49 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 30 W |
Further details
Notes on Moto G84 5G:
- The back cover can also be made of eco-leather.
*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 G84 5G is definitely a better buy.
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