Motorola Moto E5 Plus vs Motorola Moto G6 Plus Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto E5 Plus

Motorola Moto E5 Plus

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Motorola Moto G6 Plus

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Motorola Moto E5 Plus or Motorola Moto G6 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto E5 Plus Motorola Moto G6 Plus
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Release date 2018, April 2018, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.9 x 75.3 x 9.4 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 2.96 in 160 x 75.5 x 8 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.97 in
Weight 196.6 g | 6.93 oz 167 g | 5.89 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Flash gray, Mineral blue, Fine Gold Gold, Deep Indigo, Nimbus
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 160 EUR 260 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 5.9" in
Screen area 92.9 cm2 89.8 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.7% 74.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 268 PPI 409 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.0, 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF -12 MP, f/1.7, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 8 MP, f/2.2
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 308 Adreno 508
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 193
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 802
GeekBench 5 Single Core 175
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 975
GeekBench 4 Single Core 653 861
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1835 4046
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3739

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, Brazil 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Europe 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe, Brazil, India
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps - USA only HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot - USA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 10W or 15W

- Fast battery charging 15W
- Splash resistant
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto E Plus (5th Gen.)

- For Global market, Europe, Brazil

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