Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto E5 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
Motorola Moto G5 Motorola Moto E5
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · May 01, 2018
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
2800 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Apr 19, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 8.95 mm
Weight
5.13 oz (145.5 g) 6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (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 (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
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, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
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)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Dual SIM, no NFC
Dual SIM Yes
International version
Rear Single camera
Main camera 13 MP (PDAF)
Colors Gold, Gray
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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