Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola Moto G5 Specs Comparison

Compare mobile phone specifications of up to three devices at once. Our specs comparison tool helps you find and compare the perfect phone for your needs.

Comparison mode:
Differences only
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 · 1920x1080px
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
2GB · 16GB
3000 mAh
2800 mAh

Availability

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

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, 67.18% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 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
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 (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 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
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (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
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28
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), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 2GB/32GB
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
FCC OKs Cingular\'s purchase of AT&T Wireless