Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola Moto G7 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Motorola Moto G7
Released · Mar 31, 2017
Released · Feb 07, 2019
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.2-inch · 2270x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches
150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm
6.18 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches
157 x 75.3 x 8 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Plastic
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, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.2-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2270x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
67.18 % 82.58 %
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 632 SDM632 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 250
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 506
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
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
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 8 MP (HDR), 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, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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+), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 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-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 229 $ 299
In The Box
15W TurboPower charger, USB-C Cable, SIM pin, Guides

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Feb 07, 2019

Alternative variants

RAM 2GB
Internal storage 32GB
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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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