Motorola Moto G5S vs Motorola Moto G5 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
Motorola Moto G5S Motorola Moto G5
3000 mAh
2800 mAh
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 16GB
Released · Mar 11, 2017

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2017 Feb 26, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.89 x 0.37 inches
150 x 73.5 x 9.5 mm
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
Weight
5.54 oz / 157.0 g 5.13 oz / 145.5 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 67.65% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 505
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 2800 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 5 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 4.2, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
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