Motorola Moto E5 Play vs Motorola Moto E5 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto E5 Play
Motorola Moto E5 Play Motorola Moto E5
Released · May 16, 2018
Released · May 01, 2018
5.2-inch
5.7-inch
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
2800 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches
151 x 74 x 8.85 mm
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 8.95 mm
Weight
5.29 oz (150.0 g) 6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue Gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch 5.7-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Technology
LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
66.84 % 74.77 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308 Adreno 308
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB 16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
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) 5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, 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 FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, 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

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger and USB cable Charger and USB cable

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Apr 19, 2018

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(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)
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