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Motorola Moto G4 Play vs Motorola Moto E5 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G4 Play
Motorola Moto E5
Motorola Moto G4 Play Motorola Moto E5
Released · Sep 15, 2016
Released · May 01, 2018
5.0-inch
5.7-inch
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
2800 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.39 inches
144.4 x 72 x 9.9 mm 		6.12 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 8.95 mm
Weight
4.83 oz (137.0 g) 6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch 5.7-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Technology
LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
66.34 % 74.77 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 306 Adreno 308
RAM
2GB 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB 16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2 		8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling 		1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n 802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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 Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes 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), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 3(1800), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 14, 2016
FCC ID value: IHDT56VD4
Measured SAR
Head: 0.79 W/kg
Body: 1.44 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.46 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger and USB cable

Availability

Officially announced
May 17, 2016 Apr 19, 2018

Alternative variants
4G (FDD) Bands 13(700 c), 5(850), 4(AWS-1), 2(1900)
Dual SIM, no NFC
Dual SIM Yes
International version
Rear Single camera
Main camera 13 MP (PDAF)
Colors Gold, Gray
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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