Motorola Moto E5 Plus vs Motorola Moto E5 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Apr 19, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches 161.9 x 75.3 x 9.35 mm	5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches 151 x 74 x 8.85 mm
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g	5.29 oz / 150.0 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, Gold, Gray, Blue	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.37% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 66.84% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 268 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
7 (Poor)	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 308
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	5 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, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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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)
Noise cancellation	Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 30, 66
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, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, 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