Motorola Moto G5S Plus vs Google Pixel 4a Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches 153.5 x 76.2 x 9.5 mm	5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.93 oz (168.0 g)	5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, White	Just black

Display

Size
5.5-inch	5.8-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
71.33 %	82.53 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 618
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	3140 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

9h 27min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

4h 51min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	5.1
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
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
VoIP, 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	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 10, 2017 FCC ID value: IHDT56WH1	Date approved: Jun 25, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025J
Measured SAR
Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg Phablet: 3.41 W/kg	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 349
In The Box
	18W USB-C power adapter, 1 m USB-C to USB-C cable (USB 2.0), Quick Start Guide, Quick Switch Adapter, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2017	Aug 03, 2020

Alternative variants

International version

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Other	NFC

with 32GB storage

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

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