Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola Moto G8 Power Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm	6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 155.95 x 75.84 x 9.63 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	6.95 oz (197.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Smoke black, Capri blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2300x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 397 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
67.18 %	86.13 %
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 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 610
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB	4GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPowe

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

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Gaming

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Browsing

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Video

8h 55min

Gaming

11h 34min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	16 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Mobile
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 41	Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 229
In The Box
	18W Charger, USB Type-C cable, guides, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Feb 07, 2020

Alternative variants

Memory	2GB/32GB

no compass

Memory	3GB/32GB
4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 29(700 d)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38, 41
3G	Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Other	NFC

Dual SIM	Yes

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