Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G4 Play Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
7.0
Motorola Moto G4 Play
Motorola Moto G5 Motorola Moto G4 Play
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · Sep 15, 2016
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 May 17, 2016

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 0.39 inches
144.4 x 72 x 9.9 mm
Weight
5.13 oz / 145.5 g 4.83 oz / 137.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 66.34% screen-to-body
Type
LCD LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1280x720px, 294 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 10 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Snapdragon 410 8916
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 306
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 2800 mAh
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
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 5 MP

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
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 14, 2016
FCC ID value: IHDT56VD4
Measured SAR
Head: 0.79 W/kg
Body: 1.44 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.46 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 13, 5, 4, 2
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