Motorola Moto E3 vs Motorola Moto E5 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto E3	Motorola Moto E5
Released · Sep 07, 2016	Released · May 01, 2018
5.0-inch · 1280x720px	5.7-inch · 1440x720px
Single camera	Single camera
1GB · 8GB	2GB · 16GB
2800 mAh	4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 14, 2016	Apr 19, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.66 x 2.82 x 0.33 inches 143.8 x 71.6 x 8.5 mm	6.12 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 155.4 x 72.2 x 8.95 mm
Weight
4.96 oz / 140.6 g	6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.34% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6735P	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 MP2	Adreno 308
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	5 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Dual SIM, no NFC


Dual SIM	Yes

International version


Rear	Single camera
Main camera	13 MP (PDAF)
Colors	Gold, Gray
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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Full specifications
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