Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola edge Specs Comparison

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8.0	7.0
Motorola Moto G5 Plus	Motorola edge
Released · Mar 31, 2017	Released · May 14, 2020
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px	6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera	Quad camera
4GB · 64GB	6GB · 256GB
3000 mAh	4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Apr 22, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$229	$700

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm	6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches 161.64 x 71.1 x 9.29 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Splash; IP52
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Solar black, Midnight magenta

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 67.18% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 95.91% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	2.2 (Average)

Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 620
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 2GB/32GB 3GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 29min

Gaming

7h 36min

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	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
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)	25 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 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	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 18, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YU1
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.45 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.48 W/kg Phablet: 3.36 W/kg

Alternative variants


Memory	2GB/32GB

for Europe


Memory	128GB
5G Bands	n1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41

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

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Specs	Motorola edge Specs
PhoneArena Review
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Review	Motorola edge Review
User Reviews
Motorola Moto G5 Plus User Reviews	Motorola edge User Reviews