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Motorola Moto E5

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Released · May 01, 2018

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Design
Dimensions	6.12 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 155.4 x 72.2 x 8.95 mm
Weight	6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials	Back: Plastic
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Gray
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Display
Size	5.7-inch
Resolution	1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	74.77 %
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	3 (Average)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 308
RAM	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage	16GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery
Capacity	4000 mAh
Type	Li - Ion
Charging	Motorola TurboPower

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash	LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
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Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Radio	FM
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type	Nano SIM
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Buyers information
In The Box	Charger and USB cable

Availability
Officially announced	Apr 19, 2018

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Alternative variants

Dual SIM, no NFC

Differences from the main variant:
Dual SIM	Yes

International version

Differences from the main variant:
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	13 MP (PDAF)
Colors	Gold, Gray
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

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