Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G5 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$229

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches 144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm	5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm
Weight
5.13 oz / 145.5 g	5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 67.18% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 506
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 2GB/32GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	5 MP (Wide Angle)

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	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, 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	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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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)
	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	38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Alternative variants

Memory	2GB/32GB

no compass

Memory	3GB/32GB
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 29
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Other	NFC

Dual SIM	Yes