Motorola Moto G4 vs Motorola Moto G5 Plus Specs Comparison

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7.0
Motorola Moto G4
8.0
Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola Moto G4 Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Released · Jul 12, 2016
Released · Mar 31, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$229

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches
153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches
150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.10% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 67.18% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 6 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 617 8952 Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 Adreno 506
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
2GB/32GB
3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 5 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 25, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
41 38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 16GB
Memory 2GB/32GB
no compass
Memory 3GB/32GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 29
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Other NFC
Dual SIM Yes
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