Motorola Moto G5 vs Google Pixel 3 Specs Comparison
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| Motorola Moto G5 | Google Pixel 3 | 
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                                                Mar 11, 2017
                                    
             
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                                                Oct 18, 2018
                                    
             
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                                                5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
                                    
             
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                                                5.5-inch · 2160x1080px
                                    
             
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                                                Single camera
                                    
             
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                                                Single camera
                                    
             
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                                                2GB · 16GB
                                    
             
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                                                4GB · 64GB
                                    
             
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                                                2800 mAh
                                    
             
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                                                2915 mAh
                                    
             
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Availability
| Expected nnouncement | |
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| Oct 09, 2018 | |
| Officially announced | |
| Feb 26, 2017 | Oct 09, 2018 | 
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| 4GB/64GB - $799 | |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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| Weight | |
| 5.13 oz / 145.5 g | 5.22 oz / 148.0 g | 
| Materials | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum  | 
        
                                    
| Resistance | |
| Splash | Water, Dust; IP68 | 
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) | 
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | 
| Colors | |
| Gold, Gray | Black, Pink, White | 
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body | 5.5-inch, 77.36% screen-to-body | 
| Type | |
| LCD | P-OLED, HDR | 
| Resolution | |
| 1920x1080px, 441 PPI | 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 442 PPI | 
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
PhoneArena Display Test
        | Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested | 
| Bright Min | |
| 4 (Poor) | 2 (Good) | 
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            Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) | Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) | 
| Processor | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Octa-core Kryo 385  | 
        
                                    
| GPU | |
| Adreno 505 | Adreno 630 | 
| Memory | |
| 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB  | 
        
                                    
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 128 GB | not expandable | 
| OS | |
| Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) | Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie) | 
Battery
| Type | |
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| 2800 mAh, Li - Ion | 2915 mAh, Li - Polymer | 
| Charging | |
| Fast charging |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging  | 
        
                                    
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Single camera | 
| Main camera | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm  | 
        
                                    
| Flash | |
| LED | Dual LED | 
| Video recording | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing  | 
| Front | |
| 5 MP (Wide Angle) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p  | 
        
                                    
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 4.2, Yes | 5.0 | 
| WLAN | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac  | 
        
                                    
| USB | |
| microUSB, USB 2.0 | Type-C, USB 3.1 | 
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Hearing aid compatible | |
| M3/T3 | |
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo | 
| Other | |
| Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | 
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | No 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Multiple speakers | 
| Features | |
| Album art cover, Background playback | Album art cover, Background playback | 
| Screen mirroring | |
| Wireless screen share | |
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 38, 41 | 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 | 
| 3G Bands | |
| 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 | 2, 5 | 
| Data Speed | |
| LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA | LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS | 
| Dual SIM | |
| Yes | |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, eSIM | 
| HD Voice | |
| Yes | |
| VoLTE | |
| Yes | |
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Date approved: Aug 31, 2018 FCC ID value: A4RG013A  | |
| Measured SAR | |
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Alternative variants
with 128 GB storage
                                    | Memory | 128GB | 
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| Prices (MSRP) | $899 | 
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