Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Nokia 4.2 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Nokia 4.2
Released · Mar 31, 2017
Released · May 14, 2019
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.7-inch · 1520x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Feb 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$229 $199

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches
150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm
5.86 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches
148.95 x 71.30 x 8.39 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 5.68 oz / 161.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 67.18% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 76.60% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1950 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 505
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
2GB/32GB
3GB/32GB
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

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
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 2GB/32GB
with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
Prices (MSRP) $169
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
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