Motorola One vs LG Nexus 5X Comparison and Differences

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Motorola One

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Motorola One or LG Nexus 5X Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola One LG Nexus 5X
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Release date 2018, August 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.9 x 72.2 x 8 mm | 5.9 x 5.9 x 2.84 in 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.79 x 5.79 x 2.86 in
Weight 162 g | 5.71 oz 136 g | 4.8 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White Carbon, Quartz, Ice
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.9" in 5.2" in
Screen area 85.7 cm2 74.9 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.2% 70.2%
Screen resolution 720 x 1520 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 287 PPI 423 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Dual 12.3 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12um, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1.75um, depth sensor
-12.3 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, laser AF
Functions LED flash, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12um 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.4µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One; ZUI 4 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 418
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 178
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447
GeekBench 4 Single Core 876 1012
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4299 2273
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2918
GeekBench 4 Battery 1362

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Europe
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Europe
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asian model 
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 8(900), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Asian model 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global model
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR 4.2, A2DP

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby sound
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 15W
- Splash resistant
Versions
- Also known as Motorola P30 Play in China
-Also known as Motorola One Lite in Europe

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