Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola Moto G6 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm	6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches 153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	5.89 oz (167.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Gray, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch	5.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
67.18 %	75.25 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 506
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual 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 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
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) (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
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	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, 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
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), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
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, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 229	$ 250
In The Box
	Case, Charger, Type-C USB cable

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Apr 19, 2018

Alternative variants

RAM	2GB
Internal storage	32GB

with 64 GB storage

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

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

International version

Other	NFC

Dual SIM	Yes

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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