Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Google Pixel 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected nnouncement
	Oct 09, 2018
Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Oct 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$229	$799

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm	5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches 145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 67.18% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 77.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	P-OLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 442 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2500 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 2GB/32GB 3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	2915 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

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	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	2, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 31, 2018 FCC ID value: A4RG013A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.34 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	2GB/32GB

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

no compass

Memory	3GB/32GB
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 29
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Other	NFC

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Specs	Google Pixel 3 Specs
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Motorola Moto G5 Plus Review	Google Pixel 3 Review
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Motorola Moto G5 Plus User Reviews	Google Pixel 3 User Reviews