Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
Motorola Moto G5 Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · Apr 15, 2020
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
2800 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Apr 02, 2020

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
6.49 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches
164.94 x 75.76 x 9.2 mm
Weight
5.13 oz / 145.5 g 7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Back: 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 Turquoise, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 81.75% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 8.5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) MediaTek Helio P35 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 PowerVR GE8320
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
11h 24min
Gaming
11h 2min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 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
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 8 MP

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
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 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, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
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