Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G 5G (2024) Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
Motorola Moto G5 Motorola Moto G 5G (2024)
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · May 30, 2024
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
6.6-inch · 1612x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 128GB
2800 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Mar 12, 2024

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
6.47 x 2.95 x 0.32 inches
164.4 x 75 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.13 oz (145.5 g) 6.84 oz (194.0 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 Sage Green

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 84.98% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD, 120Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1612x720px, 20:9 ratio, 267 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SM4375 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A78
6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 619
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (14)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 8 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, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n29, 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, eSIM
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