Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

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8.0	9.0
Motorola Moto G5 Plus	Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Released · Mar 31, 2017	Released · Apr 24, 2020
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px	4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Single camera	Single camera
4GB · 64GB	3GB · 64GB
3000 mAh	1821 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, White, Red

Display

Size
5.2-inch	4.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
67.18 %	65.34 %
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Adreno 506	Apple-designed 4 core
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	1821 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

3h 36min

Browsing

9h 5min

Video

4h 45min

Gaming

4h 59min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
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), 25(1900+), 26(850+)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 229	$ 399
In The Box
	EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Apr 15, 2020

Alternative variants


RAM	2GB
Internal storage	32GB

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 449

no compass


RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Other	NFC

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 549


Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Specs	Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Review	Apple iPhone SE (2020) Review
User Reviews
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