Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Google Pixel 3 Specs Comparison

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	5.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 442 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	P-OLED
Screen-to-body
67.18 %	77.36 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2500 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 630
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB
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

Capacity
3000 mAh	2915 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Autofocus), 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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
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(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), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 2(1900), 5(850)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 229	$ 799
In The Box
	Quick Switch Adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable, USB-C 18W Power adapter, Pixel USB-C earbuds, USB-C to 3.5mm headphone adapter, SIM tool, Quick Start Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Oct 09, 2018
Expected Announcement
	Oct 09, 2018

Alternative variants

RAM	2GB
Internal storage	32GB

with 128 GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 899

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

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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