Motorola Moto G 5G Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A51 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 07, 2020	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€349	$500

Design

Dimensions
6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches 168 x 74 x 9 mm	6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm
Weight
7.30 oz / 207.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Surfing blue	Prism cube black

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.50% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body
Type
LCD, 90Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.8 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 980 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 475	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 620	Mali-G76 MP5
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 2min

Gaming

6h 23min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 40 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (480 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera, EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n41, n71, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	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
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jul 15, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA516U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.25 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

for Europe

Colors	Prism cube black, Prism cube white
5G Bands	n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM

for Verizon

System chip	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU	Adreno 620
Colors	Prism bricks blue
5G Bands	n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 20, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA516V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 1.32 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.01 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg Phablet: 3.91 W/kg
Prices (MSRP)	$550