Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto E4 Specs Comparison

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7.0
Motorola Moto G5
8.5
Motorola Moto E4
Motorola Moto G5 Motorola Moto E4
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · Jun 22, 2017
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
2800 mAh
2800 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Jun 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$130

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.37 inches
144.5 x 72 x 9.3 mm
Weight
5.13 oz / 145.5 g 5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Gold

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 66.34% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1280x720px, 294 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Snapdragon 427 8920 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 308
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 2800 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 5 MP (Flash, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 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 LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

System chip Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 308
System chip MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2
Rear Single camera
Video recording 720p (30 fps)
Colors Blue
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth 4.2
WLAN b,g,n
USB Yes
Other NFC
System chip MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Rear Single camera
Video recording 720p (720 fps)
Colors Blue
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
Bluetooth 4.2
WLAN b,g,n
USB Yes
Other NFC
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