Motorola Moto G5S Plus vs Motorola Moto E5 Play Specs Comparison

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7.4
Motorola Moto G5S Plus
7.2
Motorola Moto E5 Play
Motorola Moto G5S Plus Motorola Moto E5 Play
3000 mAh
2800 mAh
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
2GB · 16GB
Released · May 16, 2018

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2017 Apr 19, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches
153.5 x 76.2 x 9.5 mm
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches
151 x 74 x 8.85 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g 5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: 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, White Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.33% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 66.84% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm) Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 308
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 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
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, 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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 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: Aug 10, 2017
FCC ID value: IHDT56WH1
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: 1.35 W/kg
Body: 1.23 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
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