Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola Moto E4 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Jun 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$229	$130

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm	5.69 x 2.83 x 0.37 inches 144.5 x 72 x 9.3 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Gold

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 67.18% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 66.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1280x720px, 294 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 427 8920 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 308
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 2GB/32GB 3GB/32GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	2800 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast 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	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	5 MP (Flash, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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	FM, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Alternative variants

Memory	2GB/32GB

System chip	Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 308

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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

System chip	MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T720 MP2
Rear	Single camera
Video recording	720p (30 fps)
Colors	Blue
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	b,g,n
USB	Yes
Other	NFC

Dual SIM	Yes

System chip	MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
Rear	Single camera
Video recording	720p (720 fps)
Colors	Blue
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	b,g,n
USB	Yes
Other	NFC

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