Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G23 Specs Comparison

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7.0
Motorola Moto G5
3.4
Motorola Moto G23
Motorola Moto G5 Motorola Moto G23
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · Jan 24, 2023
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
8GB · 128GB
2800 mAh
5000 mAh
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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
6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches
162.7 x 74.66 x 8.19 mm
Weight
5.13 oz (145.5 g) 6.50 oz (184.2 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Mate Charcoal, Pearl White, Steel Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 83.90% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD, 90Hz, 400 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75
6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 505 Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 215 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (13)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
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Untested
Browsing
10h 27min
Video
11h 25min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
50 MP
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 16 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, 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

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
Nano SIM
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