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Motorola Moto E5 Play vs Motorola edge Specs Comparison

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7.2
Motorola Moto E5 Play
7.0
Motorola edge
Motorola Moto E5 Play Motorola edge
Released · May 16, 2018
Released · May 14, 2020
5.2-inch
6.7-inch
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 16GB
6GB · 256GB
2800 mAh
4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches
151 x 74 x 8.85 mm 		6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches
161.64 x 71.1 x 9.29 mm
Weight
5.29 oz (150.0 g) 6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Splash; IP52
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue Solar black, Midnight magenta

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.7-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Technology
LCD OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
66.84 % 95.91 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2300 MHz
Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 308 Adreno 620
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB 256GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Motorola TurboPower
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
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10h 29min
Gaming
7h 36min
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Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 25 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4 M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, Sub-6
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), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 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-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 18, 2020
FCC ID value: IHDT56YU1
Measured SAR
Head: 1.35 W/kg
Body: 1.23 W/kg 		Head: 0.45 W/kg
Body: 1.45 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.48 W/kg
Phablet: 3.36 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 700
In The Box
Charger and USB cable Headset, 15W charger, USB Type-C cable, guides, SIM tool, Protective back cover

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Apr 22, 2020

Alternative variants

for Europe
Internal storage 128GB
5G Bands n1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
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