Motorola Moto E5 Plus vs Motorola Moto E (2020) Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto E5 Plus
Motorola Moto E5 Plus Motorola Moto E (2020)
5000 mAh
3550 mAh
6.0-inch · 1440x720px
6.2-inch · 1520x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 32GB
Released · Jun 12, 2020
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Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches
161.9 x 75.3 x 9.35 mm
6.29 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches
159.77 x 76.56 x 8.65 mm
Weight
7.05 oz (200.0 g) 6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, Blue Midnight blue, Champagne pink

Display

Size
6.0-inch 6.2-inch
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 268 PPI 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
76.37 % 78.55 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 250
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 506
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB 32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh 3550 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPower
Charge speed
Wired: 5.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
8 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP (HDR), 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 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Compass
Other
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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS) 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), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) 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, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 10, 2020
FCC ID value: IHDT56YQ2
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg
Body: 1.39 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 150
In The Box
Charger, USB Cable and documentation Charger, USB cable, guides, SIM tool (for certain carriers)

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Jun 05, 2020

Alternative variants

with 5 MP front camera
Front 5 MP
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
with 16 GB storage
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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