Motorola Moto G5S Plus vs Google Pixel 4a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2017	Aug 03, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$349

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, 71.33% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 82.53% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	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
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/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

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3140 mAh, 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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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

Alternative variants

International version

Memory	3GB/32GB
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Other	NFC

with 32GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB