LG Nexus 5X vs Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Comparison and Differences

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LG Nexus 5X

LG Nexus 5X

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

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LG Nexus 5X or Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG Nexus 5X Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
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Release date 2015, September 2015, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.79 x 5.79 x 2.86 in 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 136 g | 4.8 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Plastic body Plastic body
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Colors Carbon, Quartz, Ice Black, White
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2470 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 270 EUR 170 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5" in
Screen area 74.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.2% 67.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 423 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

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

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57) - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 418 Adreno 306
External memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 178 95
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447 319
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1012 549
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2273 1527
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2918
GeekBench 4 Battery 1362

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1548
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1541 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1540 
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 - XT1548
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - XT1541 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1540 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - XT1548
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto G (Gen 3), Motorola Moto G3

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