Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G53 Specs Comparison

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7.0
Motorola Moto G5
4.2
Motorola Moto G53
Motorola Moto G5 Motorola Moto G53
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · Dec 15, 2022
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 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 6.46 oz / 183.0 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 Matter Charcoal, Rose Gold, Blue Lavender

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 83.90% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD, 120Hz, 400 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 4.7 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Snapdragon 480+ SM4350-AC (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.2Ghz
6x1.8GHz
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 619
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 739
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 1742
3D Mark High
Untested 294
3D Mark Low
Untested 292

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
14h 55min
Video
15h 3min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.68 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 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, Compass, 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

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
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