Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G 5G (2022) Specs Comparison

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7.0
Motorola Moto G5
6.0
Motorola Moto G 5G (2022)
Motorola Moto G5 Motorola Moto G 5G (2022)
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · Apr 27, 2022
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
2800 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
6.51 x 2.98 x 0.37 inches
165.4 x 75.8 x 9.4 mm
Weight
5.13 oz / 145.5 g 7.20 oz / 204.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 81.50% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 4.2 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 505 Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB/64GB
6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (12)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 5.1
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 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n25, n30, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

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Memory 6GB/256GB
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