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Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola Moto G5 Specs Comparison

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8.0
Motorola Moto G5 Plus
7.0
Motorola Moto G5
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Motorola Moto G5
Released · Mar 31, 2017
Released · Mar 11, 2017
5.2-inch
5.0-inch
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
2GB · 16GB
3000 mAh
2800 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches
150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm 		5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 5.13 oz (145.5 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic 		Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch 5.0-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD LCD
Screen-to-body
67.18 % 65.53 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 505
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3) 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB 16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 2800 mAh
Type
Li - Ion 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 		13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 5 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2, Yes
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope
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
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 229

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Feb 26, 2017

Alternative variants
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 32GB
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
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