Motorola Moto G5 vs Sony Xperia L1 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
Motorola Moto G5 Sony Xperia L1
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · May 11, 2017
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
2800 mAh
2620 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Mar 20, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches
151 x 74 x 8.7 mm
Weight
5.13 oz (145.5 g) 6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 74.78% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) MediaTek MT6737T (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1450 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Mali-T720 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion 2620 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 5 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

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
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 26, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-10720X
Measured SAR
Head: 0.51 W/kg
Body: 0.66 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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