Nokia 5 vs Motorola Moto G8 Plus Specs Comparison

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6.5
Nokia 5
7.8
Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Nokia 5 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Released · Jun 16, 2017
Released · Oct 24, 2019
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
6.3-inch · 2280x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
4000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.89 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches
149.7 x 72.5 x 8.05 mm
6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches
158.35 x 75.83 x 9.09 mm
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g) 6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IPX2
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Brown, Blue Cosmic blue, Crystal pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.3-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI 2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
68.83 % 82.43 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 8937 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 610
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 4GB
Internal storage
16GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPower
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
7h 8min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
48 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) 25 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, 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 Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 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) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, Data cable, Headset, Quick guide, SIM door key 18W TurboPower charger, USB-C cable, SIM pin, Guides, Protect cover

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Oct 24, 2019

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
with 3 GB RAM
RAM 3GB
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