Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Specs Comparison

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8.0
Motorola Moto G5 Plus
7.5
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact
Released · Mar 31, 2017
Released · Apr 05, 2018
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.0-inch · 2160x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
2870 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches
150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm
5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches
135 x 65 x 12.1 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Silver, Pink, Green

Display

Size
5.2-inch 5.0-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 483 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
67.18 % 73.56 %
Peak brightness
700 cd/m2 (nit)
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 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 2870 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 5 MP
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 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
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, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 41 Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 25, 2018
FCC ID value: PY7-24118Q
Measured SAR
Head: 0.78 W/kg
Body: 0.74 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 229
In The Box
Charger, USB-C cable, USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter and Manaul

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Feb 26, 2018

Alternative variants

Memory 2GB/32GB
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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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