Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs LG Velvet Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	May 07, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$229	$600

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm	6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 167.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Aurora white, Aurora green, Aurora gray, Illusion sunset, Aurora silver

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 67.18% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 88.89% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	P-OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2460x1080px, 20.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	2.4 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 620
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 2GB/32GB 3GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 9.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

9h 56min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 15 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	16 MP (HDR) 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
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 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 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 30, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFG900UM
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg Phablet: 3.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	2GB/32GB

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

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

for Europe

5G Bands	n1, n3, n28, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: May 11, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFG900EM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.18 W/kg Body: 0.80 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.20 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg

Dual SIM	Yes

non 5G version for Europe

System chip	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU	Adreno 630
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	8, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

for Verizon

Type	4000 mAh
5G Bands	n2, n5, n66, n78, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth	5.1
Prices (MSRP)	$700

for T-Mobile

System chip	MediaTek Dimensity 1000C (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Arm Mali-G57
5G Bands	n2, n25, n41, n66, n71
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 48

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