Motorola Moto E5 Play vs Apple iPhone SE (2022) Specs Comparison

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7.2
Motorola Moto E5 Play
4.6
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
Motorola Moto E5 Play Apple iPhone SE (2022)
Released · May 16, 2018
Released · Mar 18, 2022
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
2800 mAh
2018 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Mar 08, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$429

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches
151 x 74 x 8.85 mm
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.29 oz / 150.0 g 5.08 oz / 144.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Ceramic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 66.84% screen-to-body 4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI 1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Oleophobic coating
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 3.1 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm) Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
3220 MHz
Avalanche and Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 308 Apple 4-core
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) iOS (15.x)
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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 2234
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 5168
3D Mark High
Untested 2382
3D Mark Low
Untested 1737

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 2018 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
Wireless: 7.5W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
3h 57min
Browsing
11h 53min
Video
4h 28min
Gaming
4h 28min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
7 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 1.35 W/kg
Body: 1.23 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal storage
Memory 128GB
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
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