Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G5S Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
Motorola Moto G5 Motorola Moto G5S
Released · Mar 11, 2017
5.0-inch
5.2-inch
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
2800 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Aug 01, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
5.91 x 2.89 x 0.37 inches
150 x 73.5 x 9.5 mm
Weight
5.13 oz (145.5 g) 5.54 oz (157.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Back: Metal
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, 67.65% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 505
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (7.1 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
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 4.2, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n
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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, 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)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 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 Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
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