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Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G6 Specs Comparison

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7.0
Motorola Moto G5
8.5
Motorola Moto G6
Motorola Moto G5 Motorola Moto G6
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · Apr 19, 2018
5.0-inch
5.7-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
2800 mAh
3000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm 		6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches
153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.13 oz (145.5 g) 5.89 oz (167.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Gray, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch 5.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Technology
LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
65.53 % 75.25 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 506
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0 		12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 8 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 250
In The Box
Case, Charger, Type-C USB cable

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Apr 19, 2018

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
International version
Other NFC
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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