Motorola Moto E5 Play vs Motorola Moto E5 Plus Specs Comparison

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7.2
Motorola Moto E5 Play
7.2
Motorola Moto E5 Plus
Motorola Moto E5 Play Motorola Moto E5 Plus
Released · May 16, 2018
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
6.0-inch · 1440x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
2800 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Apr 19, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches
151 x 74 x 8.85 mm
6.37 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches
161.9 x 75.3 x 9.35 mm
Weight
5.29 oz / 150.0 g 7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue Black, Gold, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 66.84% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 76.37% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 7 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm) Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 (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 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Motorola TurboPowe

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 (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, 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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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 FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

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, 25, 26, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 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 Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

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

Alternative variants

with 5 MP front camera
Front 5 MP
with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes

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