Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola edge Specs Comparison

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8.0
Motorola Moto G5 Plus
7.0
Motorola edge
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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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 6.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
67.18 % 95.91 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 Qualcomm 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 6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 2.1)
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
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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
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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 Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 41 Bands 38, 39, 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 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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 229 $ 700
In The Box
Headset, 15W charger, USB Type-C cable, guides, SIM tool, Protective back cover

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Apr 22, 2020

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(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40, 41
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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