Motorola Moto G5 vs Google Pixel 3 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
9.0
Google Pixel 3
Motorola Moto G5 Google Pixel 3
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · Oct 18, 2018
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 2160x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
2800 mAh
2915 mAh
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Availability

Expected nnouncement
Oct 09, 2018
Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Oct 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $799

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches
145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm
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
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)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
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
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 2915 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
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
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
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
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
Date approved: Aug 31, 2018
FCC ID value: A4RG013A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.34 W/kg
Body: 1.34 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
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