Motorola Moto G 5G Plus vs Motorola Moto G4 Plus Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G 5G Plus

Motorola Moto G 5G Plus

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Motorola Moto G4 Plus

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Motorola Moto G 5G Plus or Motorola Moto G4 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G 5G Plus Motorola Moto G4 Plus
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Release date 2020, July 07 2016, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 168 x 74 x 9 mm | 6.61 x 6.61 x 2.91 in 153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3.02 in
Weight 207 g | 7.3 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Plastic body
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Colors Blue Black, White
Battery 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 5.5" in
Screen area 104.9 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 71.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 90Hz refresh rate
-HDR10
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.2, (macro), AF
-2 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
-16 MP, PDAF & laser AF, f/2.0
Functions Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Dual 5 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.0µm
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2
Functions HDR Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765 (7 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.3 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver) - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 620 Adreno 405
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single & dual SIM models
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 306311
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 125
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 509
GeekBench 4 Single Core 666
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2205
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2116

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - 2, 5, 66, 260, 261 SA/NSA/mmWave
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
GSM 850 / 1900 - XT1644 (USA)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1644 (USA), XT1644 (India) 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1644 (Europe)
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) - XT1644 (Europe) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - XT1644 (USA) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300) - XT1644 (India)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, LTEEP, SUPL Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity
Other extras
- Fast charging 20W
- Splash resistant

- Fast battery charging

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