Motorola Moto E5 vs Motorola Moto G5 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
Motorola Moto E5 Motorola Moto G5
Released · May 01, 2018
Released · Mar 11, 2017
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
4000 mAh
2800 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Feb 26, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 8.95 mm
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
Weight
6.14 oz / 174.0 g 5.13 oz / 145.5 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI 1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm) Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308 Adreno 505
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2, Yes
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 66, 71 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

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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