Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G50 Specs Comparison

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7.0	7.5
Motorola Moto G5	Motorola Moto G50
Released · Mar 11, 2017	Released · Apr 26, 2021
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera	Triple camera
2GB · 16GB	4GB · 64GB
2800 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Mar 25, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	€230

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches 144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm	6.49 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches 164.9 x 74.9 x 8.95 mm
Weight
5.13 oz (145.5 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 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, Other
Colors
Gold, Gray	Steel Grey, Aqua Green

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.58% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 460
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 619
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.2) 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

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

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 25min

Gaming

10h 44min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	48 MP Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.6 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) 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)	13 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	Yes
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, Barometer, 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, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 40, 41, 42, 43
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 30, 2021 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZT1
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.89 W/kg Body: 1.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.45 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


Memory	128GB

Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

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