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Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Specs Comparison

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8.0
Motorola Moto G5 Plus
8.5
Samsung Galaxy S22
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S22
Released · Mar 31, 2017
Released · Feb 25, 2022
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3700 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$229 $799 | €849

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches
150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm 		5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump)
146 x 70.6 x 7.6mm (~8.97 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 5.89 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 67.18% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1500 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 1.6 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
2GB/32GB
3GB/32GB 		8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (14, 13, 12)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 884
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3081
3D Mark High
Untested 2009
3D Mark Low
Untested 1351
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Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 3700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
12h 23min
Video
7h 26min
Gaming
Untested
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Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 69 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.94"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n 		a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
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 No 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
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2022
FCC ID value: A3LSMS901U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.03 W/kg
Body: 1.15 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants
Memory 2GB/32GB
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $849
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
International
System chip Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor Octa-core
1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.7​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU Xclipse 920
Weight 5.89 oz / 167.0 g
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
Dual SIM Yes
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